Antonyms for extirpative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ek-ster-peyt, ik-stur-peyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk stərˌpeɪt, ɪkˈstɜr peɪt |
Definition of extirpative
Origin :- 1530s, usually figurative, from Latin extirpatus/exstirpatus, past participle of extirpare/exstirpare (see extirpation). Related: Extirpated; extirpating.
- As in destructive : adj injurious, devastating
Synonyms for extirpative
- annihilative
- baleful
- baneful
- calamitous
- cancerous
- cataclysmic
- catastrophic
- consumptive
- cutthroat
- damaging
- deadly
- deleterious
- detrimental
- dire
- disastrous
- eradicative
- evil
- extirpative
- fatal
- fell
- harmful
- hurtful
- internecine
- lethal
- lethiferous
- mortal
- noisome
- noxious
- pernicious
- pestiferous
- pestilential
- ruinous
- slaughterous
- suicidal
- toxic
- venomous
- wrackful
- wreckful
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