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destructive

/dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/adjective3 syllables

Destructive means: causing destruction or much damage.

Synonyms for destructive28

adjective, as in causing destruction or much damage

annihilative, annihilating, devastating, withering, blasting, ruinous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, caustic, corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant, crushing
and 7 more, damaging, negative, iconoclastic, ravaging, soul-destroying, wasteful, harmful

also used for destructive

calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous, eradicative, pernicious, wrackful, wreckful

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Opposites of destructive

constructive

What does destructive mean?1

adjective

1

causing destruction or much damage“a policy that is destructive to the economy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with destructive?8

three syllables

productiveconstructiveseductiveconductiveinstructiveobstructive

four syllables

reproductiveunproductive
Show 40 near rhymes
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Destructive in a sentence

  • For this reason, the language is the most destructive weapon of all.tinowls
  • Passion is destructive; if it does not destroy, it dies.carlosalberto
  • Remember, engaging in this activity is like toying with a potentially destructive force.Nuel
  • Dynamite fishing is extremely destructive to reef ecosystems.Scott
  • He criticised the destructive power of financial markets.jose76c
  • This destructive world has already experienced two world wars.AlanF_US
  • Jealousy is one of the most destructive of all human emotions.patgfisher
  • Passion can be destructive and ferocious when it is motivated by fanaticism and racism.npvojtik

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