Convulsive
Convulsive adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.
Usage example: after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
Destructive and convulsive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Convulsive".
Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Convulsive and destructive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Convulsive" instead an adjective "Destructive".
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Destructive and Convulsive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/convulsive/destructive
Convulsive & Destructive. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/convulsive/destructive>.
Destructive or Convulsive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/convulsive/destructive.
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