Antonyms for destructive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-struhk-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrʌk tɪv |
Definition of destructive
Origin :- late 15c., from Old French destructif (14c.), from Late Latin destructivus, from destruct-, past participle stem of Latin destruere (see destroy).
- adj injurious, devastating
- adj hurtful, disparaging
- Destructive wars ensued, which have of late only been terminated.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But it is offensive to man, insulting to the atmosphere, and destructive of him who uses it.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- The great Republic has the root of the destructive matter in her.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- On all sides of Paris the flames rose, proud and destructive.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- You will admit that anger is of a violent and destructive nature?
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- The destructive power of the Zepps has been greatly overrated.
- Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
- The moth of this destructive caterpillar is called Leucania unipuncta.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, September 28, 1880 » by Various
- It is a destructive but, by comparison, it is a peaceful phenomenon.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
- It flowed from outside—it rose higher, in a destructive silence.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
- This is a man's game, but it's not half so destructive as foot-ball.
- Extract from : « The Flying Mercury » by Eleanor M. Ingram
Synonyms for destructive
- abrasive
- adverse
- annihilative
- antagonistic
- baleful
- baneful
- calamitous
- cancerous
- cankerous
- cataclysmic
- catastrophic
- caustic
- consumptive
- contrary
- corrosive
- cutthroat
- damaging
- deadly
- deleterious
- derogatory
- detrimental
- dire
- disastrous
- discouraging
- discrediting
- eradicative
- erosive
- evil
- extirpative
- fatal
- fell
- harmful
- hostile
- hurtful
- injurious
- internecine
- invalidating
- lethal
- lethiferous
- mortal
- negative
- noisome
- noxious
- offensive
- opposed
- pernicious
- pestiferous
- pestilential
- ruinous
- slaughterous
- suicidal
- toxic
- troublesome
- undermining
- venomous
- vicious
- wrackful
- wreckful
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