Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Native and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Native
Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
Destructive and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Native".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Stitch's destructive tendencies, as well as his own broken English and increased preference for his native Tantalog language.
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We're usually not outright malicious, but we're often quite destructive to native species, paralleling historical imperialism and colonization.
Source: Alien Invasion -
Of faiths native to the Land of Mists, that of the Wolf God (divine patron of werewolves) is the best example of an openly-bloodthirsty, destructive faith that looks to lay waste to civilization.
Source: Religion of Evil
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