Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter
  1. Word Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. New Words & Slang
  4. Video
 

constructive

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. constructive (adjective)
  2. constructive catabolism (noun)
  3. constructive contempt (noun)
  4. constructive delivery (noun)
  5. constructive escape (noun)
  6. constructive eviction (noun)
  7. constructive fraud (noun)
  8. constructive malice (noun)
  9. constructive mileage (noun)
  10. constructive total loss (noun)
  11. constructive trust (noun)

con·struc·tive

adj \kən-ˈstrək-tiv\

Definition of CONSTRUCTIVE

1
: declared such by judicial construction or interpretation <constructive fraud>
2
: of or relating to construction or creation
3
: promoting improvement or development <constructive criticism>
— con·struc·tive·ly adverb
— con·struc·tive·ness noun
See constructive defined for English-language learners »
See constructive defined for kids »

Examples of CONSTRUCTIVE

  1. I tried to offer constructive criticism.
  2. Your feedback was not very constructive.
  3. The program helps people recently released from prison figure out how they can play a constructive role in society.

First Known Use of CONSTRUCTIVE

circa 1680

Related to CONSTRUCTIVE

Rhymes with CONSTRUCTIVE

conductive, deductive, destructive, inductive, instructive, obstructive, productive, reductive, seductive

Learn More About CONSTRUCTIVE

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: constructive catabolism
Previous Word in the Dictionary: construction wrench
All Words Near: constructive

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up constructive? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).