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destructive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of destructive

1 causing or tending to cause destruction

the destructive storm blew down trees all over town, and blew the roof off our neighbor's house

Synonyms of destructive

annihilatory, calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), devastating, devastative, disastrous, ruinous

Words Related to destructive

antibiotic, biocidal

baleful, deadly, deathly, fatal, fell, killer, lethal, mortal, murderous, pestilent, poisonous, virulent, vital

deleterious, detrimental, harmful, pernicious

Near Antonyms of destructive

preservative, protective

constructive, creative, formative, productive

harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive

ameliorative, helpful, useful

healthful, healthy, nonfatal, nonlethal, salubrious, wholesome

Antonyms of destructive

2 bringing about ruin or misfortune

technology used for destructive ends

Synonyms of destructive

calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), catastrophic, damning, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous, unfortunate

Words Related to destructive

apocalyptic (also apocalyptical)

hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless

adverse, baleful, baneful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial

Near Antonyms of destructive

fluky (also flukey), fortuitous, fortunate, happy, lucky, providential

auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, hopeful, optimistic, promising, propitious, rose-colored, rosy, upbeat

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