adjective
having the capability, property, or effect of destroying
a destructive windstorm
his brother was a destructive influence in his life
Synonyms: annihilative, ruinous, shattering, wrackful, wreckful
Related Word: calamitous, deadly, disastrous, fatal, lethal, mortal; consumptive; internecine; baneful, deleterious, detrimental
Contrasted words: creative, formative; harmless, innocuous, inoffensive; helpful, improving
Antonyms: constructive