Complete Definition of "destructive"

English

Pronunciation
de*struc"tive

Adjective
en-adj

  1. causing destruction; damage|damaging

Synonyms
calamitous
catastrophic
devastate|devastating
disastrous
eradicative
harmful
pernicious
ruinous

Antonyms
constructive
productive

Translations
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Dutch: destructief, destructieve, verwoestend, verwoestende
French: destructif
German: destruktiv, schädlich, zerstörend
Greek: κα�α���ο�ικ�� (katastrofikos) m, κα�α���ε��ικ�� (katastreptikos) m
Hebrew: �רסנ� (harsany)
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Interlingua: destructive
Italian: distruttivo
Portuguese: destrutivo
Scottish Gaelic: millteach, sgriosach, sgriosail
Spanish: destructivo

Related terms
destruct
destruction
destructively
destructiveness
destructivity

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Revision and Credits for"destructive"
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