Synonyms for constructive
kənˈstrʌk tɪvcon·struc·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. constructiveadjective

   constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

   "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

   Antonyms:
   annihilating, devastating, cataclysmal, mordant, cataclysmic, vitriolic, blasting, damaging, erosive, annihilative, ruinous, soul-destroying, iconoclastic, corrosive, negative, crushing, withering, ravaging, wasteful, destructive, neutral, caustic

2. constructiveadjective

   emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

   "constructive criticism"

   Antonyms:
   vitriolic, ruinous, negative, destructive, ravaging, caustic, wasteful, damaging, devastating, soul-destroying, neutral, erosive, annihilative, cataclysmal, blasting, withering, cataclysmic, mordant, crushing, corrosive, annihilating, iconoclastic

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "constructive":

   positive, meaningful, constructiveness, construction, fruitful, building, productive

How to pronounce constructive?

How to say constructive in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use constructive in a sentence?

1. Brad Wall of Saskatchewan:

   As we prepare for Paris and to present a constructive and national front to the world, we just need to be mindful of that fact.

2. Hua Chunying:

   I hope the United States can play a constructive role for peace and stability in Asia Pacific region and not sow discord.

3. Sundar Pichai:

   Employees have raised constructive ideas for how we can improve our policies and our processes going forward.

4. Sean Collins:

   Xerox welcomes open communications with shareholders and values constructive dialogue.

5. Paul Hawken:

   Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.