🔄 Synonyms of "Destructive"
20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| causticnoun | Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. |
| vitriolic | (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic. |
| ruinous | Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous. |
| corrosivenoun | Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid. |
| devastating | Causing devastation. |
| cataclysmic | Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. |
| witheringnoun | Diminishing rapidly. |
| annihilative | Serving to annihilate; radically destructive. |
| cataclysmal | As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm. |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| wasteful | Inclined to waste or squander money or resources. |
| crushingnoun | The action of the verb to crush. |
| erosive | Causing or tending to cause erosion. |
| ravagingnoun | The act by which something is ravaged. |
| soul-destroying | Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation |
| annihilating | Causing annihilation; devastating. |
| blastingnoun | A planned explosion, as in mining. |
| obscurantnoun | One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist. |
| obliterating | Causing obliteration; devastating. |
| negativenoun | Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Destructive"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| constructive | Carefully considered and meant to be helpful. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Destructive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ruinous | Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous. |
| witheringnoun | Diminishing rapidly. |
| ravagingnoun | The act by which something is ravaged. |
| devastating | Causing devastation. |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| annihilative | Serving to annihilate; radically destructive. |
| soul-destroying | Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation |
| wasteful | Inclined to waste or squander money or resources. |
| cataclysmal | As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm. |
| cataclysmic | Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. |
| crushing | That crushes; overwhelming. |
| obscurant | Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure. |
| blastingnoun | A planned explosion, as in mining. |
| erosive | Causing or tending to cause erosion. |
| corrosive | Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid. |
| negative | Not positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable. |
| caustic | Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. |
| vitriolic | (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic. |
| annihilating | Causing annihilation; devastating. |
| obliterating | Causing obliteration; devastating. |
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