Destructive

/dɪˈstɹʊktɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:20 pts11 letters

Definition of Destructive

adjective

Causing destruction; damaging.
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
"Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy."
Lossy; causing irreversible change.
"Blurring an image is a destructive operation, but rotating an image is not."

Anagrams of Destructive

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "destructive":

10-LETTER WORDS

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9-LETTER WORDS

certitude curvetted directest divesture rectitude reductive scuttered seductive servitude trisected

8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

calamitouscatastrophicdevastatingdisastrouseradicativeharmfulperniciousruinouswrackfulwreckful

ANTONYMS

constructivenondestructiveproductive

Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

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