Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Portentous and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portentous" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Portentous
Portentous adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Destructive and portentous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Portentous".
Nearby Words: portent, portentously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- critical and destructive
- critical and portentous
- baleful and destructive
- baleful and portentous
- baneful and destructive
- baneful and portentous
- unfortunate and destructive
- unfortunate and portentous
- evil and destructive
- evil and portentous
- disastrous and destructive
- disastrous and portentous
- dire and destructive
- dire and portentous
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