destructiveadjective
uk/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/us/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/causing, or able to cause, damage:
the destructive power of nuclear weapons
I worry about the destructive effect that violent films may have on children.
Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dangerous and harmful
- adverse
- apocalyptic
- biohazard
- damaging
- deleterious
- favour
- forbidding
- gnarly
- harm
- harmful
- inimical
- kiss
- negative
- penal
- pernicious
- rogue
- ruinous
- self-destruct
- stinking thinking
- toxic
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destructively
adverb uk/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv.li/us/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv.li/
destructiveness
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv.nəs/us/dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv.nəs/