English

Detailed Synonyms for constructive in English

constructive:

constructive adj

  1. constructive
  2. constructive
    – constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development 1
    constructive
    – constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development 1
    • constructive adj
      • constructive criticism1
      • a constructive attitude1
      • a constructive philosophy1
      • constructive permission1
  3. constructive
    – emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good 1
    constructive
    – emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good 1

Related Words for "constructive":

  • constructiveness, constructively, construct

Alternate Synonyms for "constructive":


Antonyms for "constructive":


Related Definitions for "constructive":

  1. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development1
    • constructive criticism1
    • a constructive attitude1
    • a constructive philosophy1
    • constructive permission1
  2. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good1
    • constructive criticism1

construct:

to construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)

  1. to construct
    to compose; to build up; to construct; to build
    • compose verb (composes, composed, composing)
    • build up verb (builds up, built up, building up)
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
    • build verb (builds, built, building)
  2. to construct
    to assemble; to install; to construct; to place; to set up; to lay; to fit; to instal
    • assemble verb (assembles, assembled, assembling)
    • install verb, American (installs, installed, installing)
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
    • place verb (places, placed, placing)
    • set up verb (sets up, set up, setting up)
    • lay verb (lays, laid, laying)
    • fit verb (fits, fitted, fitting)
    • instal verb, British
  3. to construct
    to make; to create; to conceptualize; to construct; to prepare; to manufacture; to design; to invent; to conceptualise
    • make verb (makes, made, making)
    • create verb (creates, created, creating)
    • conceptualize verb, American (conceptualizes, conceptualized, conceptualizing)
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
    • prepare verb (prepares, prepared, preparing)
    • manufacture verb (manufactures, manufactured, manufacturing)
    • design verb (designs, designed, designing)
    • invent verb (invents, invented, inventing)
    • conceptualise verb, British
  4. to construct
    to manufacture; to produce; to fabricate; to construct; to make
    • manufacture verb (manufactures, manufactured, manufacturing)
    • produce verb (produces, produced, producing)
    • fabricate verb (fabricates, fabricated, fabricating)
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
    • make verb (makes, made, making)
  5. to construct
    – reassemble mentally 1
    to construct; to reconstruct; to retrace
    – reassemble mentally 1
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
    • reconstruct verb (reconstructs, reconstructed, reconstructing)
      • reconstruct the events of 20 years ago1
    • retrace verb (retraces, retraced, retracing)
  6. to construct
    – draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions 1
    to construct
    – draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions 1
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
      • construct an equilateral triangle1
  7. to construct
    – put together out of artificial or natural components or parts 1
    to manufacture; to construct; to fabricate
    – put together out of artificial or natural components or parts 1
    • manufacture verb (manufactures, manufactured, manufacturing)
      • They manufacture small toys1
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
    • fabricate verb (fabricates, fabricated, fabricating)
      • the company fabricates plastic chairs1
  8. to construct
    – make by combining materials and parts 1
    to make; to construct; to build
    – make by combining materials and parts 1
    • make verb (makes, made, making)
      • this little pig made his house out of straw1
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
      • Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer1
    • build verb (builds, built, building)
  9. to construct
    – create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts 1
    to construct
    – create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts 1
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
      • construct a proof1
      • construct an argument1
  10. to construct
    – create by linking linguistic units 1
    to construct
    – create by linking linguistic units 1
    • construct verb (constructs, constructed, constructing)
      • construct a sentence1
      • construct a paragraph1

Conjugations for construct:

present
  1. construct
  2. construct
  3. constructs
  4. construct
  5. construct
  6. construct
simple past
  1. constructed
  2. constructed
  3. constructed
  4. constructed
  5. constructed
  6. constructed
present perfect
  1. have constructed
  2. have constructed
  3. has constructed
  4. have constructed
  5. have constructed
  6. have constructed
past continuous
  1. was constructing
  2. were constructing
  3. was constructing
  4. were constructing
  5. were constructing
  6. were constructing
future
  1. shall construct
  2. will construct
  3. will construct
  4. shall construct
  5. will construct
  6. will construct
continuous present
  1. am constructing
  2. are constructing
  3. is constructing
  4. are constructing
  5. are constructing
  6. are constructing
subjunctive
  1. be constructed
  2. be constructed
  3. be constructed
  4. be constructed
  5. be constructed
  6. be constructed
diverse
  1. construct!
  2. let's construct!
  3. constructed
  4. constructing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

construct [the ~] noun

  1. the construct
    – an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 1
    the concept; the construct; the conception
    – an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 1

Related Words for "construct":


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Antonyms for "construct":


Related Definitions for "construct":

  1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances1
  2. reassemble mentally1
  3. draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions1
    • construct an equilateral triangle1
  4. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts1
  5. make by combining materials and parts1
    • Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer1
  6. create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts1
    • construct a proof1
    • construct an argument1
  7. create by linking linguistic units1
    • construct a sentence1
    • construct a paragraph1

Related Synonyms for constructive