Destructive and Native

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".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Lilo & Stitch: The Series Stitch's destructive tendencies, as well as his own broken English and increased preference for his native Tantalog language.
  • Alien Invasion We're usually not outright malicious, but we're often quite destructive to native species, paralleling historical imperialism and colonization.
  • Religion of Evil 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.
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