Synonyms for constructive
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Productive — carefully considered and meant to be helpful
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
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Example sentences
- useful Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.
- helpful It isn't really helpful to translate word by word.
- productive All-nighters are never as productive as they seem.
- positive Positive atomic nuclei attract negative electrons.
- creative Protest takes ever more creative forms in Tatoeba.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| constructive | falling | |
| useful | steady | |
| helpful | steady | |
| productive | falling | |
| positive | rising | |
| creative | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- useful2
- 7 letters
- helpful2, virtual3
- 8 letters
- positive3, creative3
- 9 letters
- formative3
- 10 letters
- productive3
- 11 letters
- inferential4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (useful2 = 2 syllables).