non-constructive
adjective
(alsononconstructive)uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/notusefulorhelpful:
It's usuallybetterto make nocommentthan toriskupsettingpeoplewith a non-constructivecomment.
Themajorityoftheirleisuretimeisspentinpassiveor nonconstructiverecreation.
- Thesituationquicklyturnednasty, with a lot ofangryshoutingand non-constructivearguments.
- Ourindustrialhistoryandculturehasoperatedin a nonconstructiveatmosphereofenvy,jealousyandsuspicion.
- Hercommentswere notfairartcriticism, butratherconstituteda non-constructivepersonalattack.
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
- awkward
- awkwardly
- awkwardness
- deterrent
- foot
- hang
- obstructionism
- obstructionist
- obstructive
- obstructively
- obstructiveness
- stifling
- stiflingly
- stultifying
- stultifyingly
- unaccommodating
- uncongenial
- underyourfeetidiom
- unforthcoming
- unhelpful
Opposite
constructive