Adjective
- 1. constructive (vs. destructive), creative, formative, shaping, plastic, formative, inferential, reconstructive, rehabilitative, structural, positive
- usage: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"
- 2. constructive, positive (vs. negative) (vs. neutral)
- usage: emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"
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