Disruptive

/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/

Synonyms for "disruptive" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Adjective(5 words)
antisocial development milestonesbiological disruptionbodily network disruptionchallenging behaviorscultural upheaval
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (33)

Noun(11 words)
Adjective(12 words)
disordering influencedisorderly behaviordisorderly talkdisturbingeconomic disruption effectsfractiousfriction-causinginterferinginterruptinginterruptiveintolerablelearning revolution
Verb(1 words)

Related words (55)

Noun(19 words)
more revolutionarily designedrevolutionary erarevolutionizingrowdy crowdrufflingscientific upheavalsocietal collapsespoilingsubversivetech revolutiontorpedoingtrollingunbalancingunderminingupendingupheavinguprootingupsettingviolent upheaval
Adjective(17 words)
perturbingradicalrapid technology upheavalrelational disruptionrevolutionaryrevolutionary momentumrevolutionary thinkerrevolutionary thinking in educationriotousscientific upheavalstechnological revolutionstransformativetroubledtroublesometumultuousturbulentunruly behavior

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More general

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behavioral descriptordescriptive termdisciplinary termeconomic descriptorqualifiertechnological descriptor

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6 entries
classroom disruptiondisruptive behaviordisruptive business modeldisruptive eventdisruptive technologyinterruption in class

Collocations

6 entries
disruptive behaviordisruptive effectdisruptive influencedisruptive innovationdisruptive technologydisruptive trend

Inflections

2 entries
more disruptivemost disruptive

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

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Arguments can be disruptive at work.

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Working shifts can be extremely disruptive to family life.

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Lately that student has been disruptive in class. Honestly it's beginning to worry me.

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It was pretty disruptive.

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