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[ dih-struhk-tiv ] / dɪˈstrʌk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR destructive ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm. tending to overthrow, disprove, or discredit (opposed to constructive): destructive criticism. Origin of destructive1480–90; <Middle French <Late Latin dēstructīvus, equivalent to Latin dēstruct(us) (see destruction) + -īvus-ive SYNONYMS FOR destructive1 ruinous, deleterious. 2 unfavorable, adverse, negative. SEE SYNONYMS FOR destructive ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR destructive1 creative. 2 constructive. SEE ANTONYMS FOR destructive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM destructivede·struc·tive·ly, adverbde·struc·tive·ness, de·struc·tiv·i·ty [dee-struhk-tiv-i-tee], /ˌdi strʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounin·ter·de·struc·tive, adjectivein·ter·de·struc·tive·ly, adverb in·ter·de·struc·tive·ness, nounnon·de·struc·tive, adjectivenon·de·struc·tive·ly, adverbnon·de·struc·tive·ness, nouno·ver·de·struc·tive, adjectiveo·ver·de·struc·tive·ly, adverbo·ver·de·struc·tive·ness, nounsem·i·de·struc·tive, adjectiveun·de·struc·tive, adjectiveun·de·struc·tive·ly, adverbun·de·struc·tive·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for destructiveBut the pacification of Iraq would come without addressing Suleimani or his destructiveness. Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind|Michael Weiss|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Such efforts promise to limit both the duration and destructiveness of combat. The Art of Strategy: Or How to Fight and Lead Better|James A. Warren|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST Those who carry out this pillage probably believe they can outrun their own destructiveness. Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Chronicle Mining Catastrophes in West Virginia|Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Destructiveness manifests in a tightening of the upper lid, and a bearing down upon the eyeball. How to Read Human Nature|William Walker Atkinson
A fortress is always delightful to me; my destructiveness rejoices in guns and drums, and all the circumstance of glorious war. Records of a Girlhood|Frances Ann Kemble Perhaps foreign air and warmer climates develop, like a hot-bed, our innate instinct of destructiveness. Sword and Gown|George A. Lawrence But see, through him, and in him, the destructiveness of Christian morals. Philosophy and The Social Problem|Will Durant Destructiveness, the passive energy that supports continued exertion. Christian Phrenology|Joseph Bunney
British Dictionary definitions for destructive
adjective(often postpositive and foll by of or to) causing or tending to cause the destruction (of) intended to disprove or discredit, esp without positive suggestions or help; negativedestructive criticism Compare constructive (def. 1) Derived forms of destructivedestructively, adverbdestructiveness or destructivity (ˌdiːstrʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to destructivesuicidal, deadly, calamitous, hurtful, pernicious, harmful, toxic, cataclysmic, disastrous, detrimental, catastrophic, lethal, ruinous, fatal, damaging, troublesome, hostile, offensive, negative, vicious |