Suspicion is destructive of friendship.
Source: tatoeba (20044)
Destructive
Synonyms for "destructive" (160 found)
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Closest matches (32)
abusiveadverseannihilativeantitheticalbadbalefulbanefulblackbrutalcalamitouscataclysmalcataclysmiccatastrophiccatchingcausticcommunicablecondemnatoryconflictingconsumingconsumptive
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Verb(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (80)
infectiousinfectiveinjuriousinternecinekillinglethalmalignmalignantmephiticmiasmalmiasmaticmiasmicmischievousmortalmurderousnegativenihilistnihilisticnoxiousopposed
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opposingperniciouspestiferouspestilentialpoisonousravagingruiningruinoussavageself-destructiveshatteringsubversionarysubversivesuicidaltoxictoxicanttoxiferoustragicunfavorableunhealthyunwholesomevandalicvandalishvandalisticvenenateveneniferousvenenousvenomousviolentvirulentwastefulwastingwitheringwreckful
Noun(14 words)
manglingmutilatingobliteratingrampagingruingsabotagingshipwreckingsmashingsocietal collapsetramplingunregulated fishingvandalizingwreakingwrecking
Adjective(5 words)
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdestructive behaviordestructive criticismdestructive forcedestructive habitdestructive impactdestructive influence
Inflections
2 entriesmore destructivemost destructive
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
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21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Small children can be very destructive.
Source: tatoeba (267547)
Excessive drinking is destructive of our health.
Source: tatoeba (269512)
Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.
Source: tatoeba (271254)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.