constructive
144
3.9
- adjective
- /kənˈstrʌktɪv/
:
constructivo
- Thank you for that constructive criticism.
- constructive criticism
- constructive feedback
- a constructive role
Again, I don't know if that is constructive protest.
- Again, I don't know if that is constructive protest.
- It's it's it's saying things in a constructive way and analysing.
- But generally you can be constructive and very honest.
- We need them as a constructive way to occupy our brains.
- And if you link constructive people, constructive things will come your way.
- So The thing is, I I take constructive criticism because I like it.
- What's on offer is can you send a constructive e-mail to one person?
- So you should want to be open to constructive feedback, right?
- But are you being constructive versus destructive in your behaviors?
- People read the comments and so when you leave constructive comments it helps other people.
- I, I'm usually eager to solicit constructive feedback.
- And I saw something some people were being constructive in their criticism.
- But they'll play a constructive role in the settlement of the Ukraine crisis.
Examples
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Feedback to student assignments and questions is constructive and provided in a timely manner.
Academic text (2011) -
And if you link constructive people, constructive things will come your way.
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But generally you can be constructive and very honest.
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So find constructive things to do to keep yourself busy.
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The prime minister said the talks were both constructive and frank.
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We need more positive and constructive communication; better avenues of connection among members.
Academic text (1999) -
Changing an educational environment in a constructive manner is an evolutionary process, not a revolutionary one.
Academic text (1999) -
To address these disparities in a constructive manner will be a difficult, if not impossible, task.
Academic text (2011) -
The feedback from her supervisor was constructive, helping him improve his work performance.
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They engaged in a constructive discussion about how to enhance the community programs.
Synonyms
986
3.1
Produces the intended result, for example a speech or medicine
138
3.4
Making something better or producing a good result
1
8.9
That helps make a situation better
Intended to make something better
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
When one side makes a contract impossible to carry out before it is due
- Formal
A landlord makes a home unfit to live in so a tenant must leave without being physically forced out
- Formal
A breach of a duty that misleads another person without meaning to trick them
- Specialized
A process that builds tissues and stores energy in living things
- Formal
A court order that makes someone give property back to a person wronged
How Helpful
25
5.6
144
3.9
138
3.4
689
1.0
17
3.0
550
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word constructive comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'together' and struere meaning 'to build', and you can see this same part in construction and structure. So something constructive is like 'building' an idea or a plan, and it helps to improve things.