CONSTRUCTIVISMS Antonyms
Definition of CONSTRUCTIVISMS
Best Opposite Words For CONSTRUCTIVISMS
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absolutism | nounn | |||||||
noun • dominance through threat of punishment and violence • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. • the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy. | ||||||||
deconstructivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction | ||||||||
fatalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable • a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them | ||||||||
materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
negativism | nounn | |||||||
noun • characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands | ||||||||
nihilism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake • the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal • complete denial of all established authority and institutions | ||||||||
pessimism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling that things will turn out badly • a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things | ||||||||
realism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • the state of being actual or real • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||||
objectivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • The state of being objective. • Moral objectivism. • Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind. • The specific objectivist philosophy created by novelist Ayn Rand, endorsing logical reasoning and self-interest. |