DESTRUCTIVE


Meaning of DESTRUCTIVE in English

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

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