Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Primitive and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Primitive" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Primitive
Primitive adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.
Destructive and primitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Primitive".
Nearby Word: primitively
Both words in one sentence
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Prospector: The film is all about them, with a contrast between the more primitive methods of Hull's struggling, sympathetic tin-panner community and the more advanced (and destructive) methods of the villainous LaHood's mining company.
Source: Film / Pale Rider
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