Bad
Bad adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes
Destructive is a synonym for bad in harmful topic. In some cases you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Bad".
Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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White Dude, Black Dude: A part of the humor between Mario and Black Yoshi is that Mario is never certain what to do while Black Yoshi often has a bad or destructive idea that may or may not work in the end.
Source: Web Video / Super Mario Logan - He pulls off some of the most destructive and Bad Ass stunts seen in One Piece yet, and he does it all as a sluggish, half-dead shadow of the man he used to be.
Source: Badass Grandpa / Anime and Manga -
Destructive Savior: The Rat Queens have a bad rep for causing destruction and mayhem wherever they go.
Source: Comic Book / Rat Queens
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Destructive and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/destructive
Bad & Destructive. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/destructive>.
Destructive or Bad. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/destructive.
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