Baleful
Baleful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: contends that the violent content of so much of popular entertainment is a baleful influence on our society
Destructive is a synonym for baleful in ruinous topic. In some cases you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Baleful".
Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Usage example: the destructive storm blew down trees all over town, and blew the roof off our neighbor's house
Baleful is a synonym for destructive in injurious topic. You can use "Baleful" instead an adjective "Destructive", if it concerns topics such as ruinous, devastating.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baneful and baleful
- baneful and destructive
- evil and baleful
- evil and destructive
- noxious and baleful
- noxious and destructive
- disastrous and baleful
- disastrous and destructive
- calamitous and baleful
- calamitous and destructive
- hurtful and baleful
- hurtful and destructive
- injurious and baleful
- injurious and destructive
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