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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

quality of something that is useful or productive and promotes further development;

e.g. The teacher has constructive feedback for all her students about their research papers so that they can improve their writing skills.

(adjective)

derived by judicial interpretation or inference; that which is not obvious;

e.g. The lawyer was able to come up with constructive liabilities that could affect his client's company.

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Similar Words

Formative

Preservative

Productive

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Opposite Words

Antibiotic

Biocidal

Calamitous

Cataclysmic

Destructive

Devastating

Disastrous

Nonconstructive

Nonproductive

Ruinous

Unproductive

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Related Words

Advantageous

Beneficent

Beneficial

Benignant

Causal

Consequential

Creative

Educative

Enlightening

Favorable

Friendly

Good

Helpful

Illuminating

Influential

Informative

Instructive

Kindly

Profitable

Salutary

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