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Constructive Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Constructive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

"constructive criticism"

"a constructive attitude"

"a constructive philosophy"

"constructive permission"

2

emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

"constructive criticism"

3

Relating to or causing construction.

"The city council voted to approve a new plan that would be highly constructive for our aging downtown district by funding essential repairs on several bridges and schools."

Example Sentences
"constructive criticism" adjective
"a constructive attitude" adjective
"a constructive philosophy" adjective
"constructive permission" adjective
"constructive criticism" adjective
Antonyms
destructive
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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