constructive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONSTRUCTIVE

having a role in deciding something's final form <his experiences as an exchange student played a constructive part in the course that his life would take>

Synonyms constructive, productive

Related Words causal, creative; consequential, influential

Antonyms nonconstructive, nonproductive, unproductive

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