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Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) destructive
causing destruction or much damage
Antonyms: formative, inferential, rehabilitative, constructive, reconstructive, creative, shaping, plastic, structural

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'destructive'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. destructive
Pernicious (L. per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious
Synonyms: pernicious, bad, evil, mischievous, pestilential, baneful, foul, noisome, poisonous, deadly, harmful, noxious, ruinous, deleterious, hurtful, perverting, unhealthful, destructive, injurious, pestiferous, unwholesome, detrimental, insalubrious
Antonyms: advantageous, favorable, helpful, profitable, serviceable, beneficent, good, invigorating, rejuvenating, useful, beneficial, healthful, life-giving, salutary, wholesome

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