constructive

Questions about constructive

What does constructive mean?

constructive means "constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in constructive?

constructive has 3 syllables: con-struc-tive. The stress falls on "struc". In IPA it is /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/.

What is the opposite of constructive?

The recorded antonyms are destructive.

Is constructive a common word?

constructive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with constructive?

4 words rhyme with constructive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.