Main entry: constructive
Definition: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
Usage: constructive criticism; a constructive attitude; a constructive philosophy; constructive permission
Antonyms: destructive
Definition: causing destruction or much damage
Antonyms: uncreative
Definition: not creative
Definition: inflicting punishment
Main entry: constructive
Definition: emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
Usage: constructive criticism
Antonyms: negative
Definition: characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
Antonyms: neutral
Definition: possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
Antonyms: negative
Definition: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
Antonyms: disconfirming, negative
Definition: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition