Contentious
Contentious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Destructive and contentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Contentious".
Nearby Word: contention
Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Contentious and destructive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contentious" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Approach this troper with kindness and assistance unless and until they prove contentious — they could become valuable Wiki allies, but too vicious a lambasting and they may become a Cynical or Destructive type instead.
Source: Just For Fun / Troper Types
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