destructible
adjective
de·struc·ti·ble di-ˈstrək-tə-bəl 
: capable of being destroyed
destructibility
di-ˌstrək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web During the show, Google demoed a fully destructible game world that took advantage of cloud compute power. 
Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2022 This bevy of variables — between operators, destructible and constructible environmental elements, enemy types, spawn points, maps, difficulty settings and more — will likely give the game a long shelf life. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020 The other new addition to multiplayer is destructible walls. Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 These images that populate our collective consciousness all started as a single destructible canvas. Chloe Sarbib, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2021 Early on in the tournament that’s not a big deal since there’s a destructible wall in the way. Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Add in the series’ usual destructible buildings, evolving terrain and changing weather (now including a tornado) and there are some clear differences with Call of Duty. Washington Post, 16 June 2021 To wit, Demon's Souls is in love with the movement of tiny pieces of fabric or shreds of armor, or the way destructible environments can break. Julie Muncy, Wired, 24 Nov. 2020 The America that Donald Trump described in his debate with Joe Biden last Thursday night is a strangely destructible place—one that might, in a blink, disappear. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2020 See More
Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2022 This bevy of variables — between operators, destructible and constructible environmental elements, enemy types, spawn points, maps, difficulty settings and more — will likely give the game a long shelf life. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020 The other new addition to multiplayer is destructible walls. Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 These images that populate our collective consciousness all started as a single destructible canvas. Chloe Sarbib, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2021 Early on in the tournament that’s not a big deal since there’s a destructible wall in the way. Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Add in the series’ usual destructible buildings, evolving terrain and changing weather (now including a tornado) and there are some clear differences with Call of Duty. Washington Post, 16 June 2021 To wit, Demon's Souls is in love with the movement of tiny pieces of fabric or shreds of armor, or the way destructible environments can break. Julie Muncy, Wired, 24 Nov. 2020 The America that Donald Trump described in his debate with Joe Biden last Thursday night is a strangely destructible place—one that might, in a blink, disappear. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1755, in the meaning defined above
destructible
adjective
as in perishable
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- perishable
- extinguishable
- mortal
- transient
- transitory
- breakable
- impermanent
- fragile
- flimsy
- frail
- delicate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- indestructible
- imperishable
- incorruptible
- immortal
- inextinguishable
- perpetual
- deathless
- undying