Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Threatening and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: threatening rocks lined that narrow stretch of the river through which we would be rafting
Destructive and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- critical and destructive
- critical and threatening
- offensive and destructive
- offensive and threatening
- baleful and destructive
- baleful and threatening
- baneful and destructive
- baneful and threatening
- savage and destructive
- savage and threatening
- nasty and destructive
- nasty and threatening
- hazardous and destructive
- hazardous and threatening
Both words in one sentence
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Tsukuyomi is not fooled, and manages to trigger a fit of destructive jealousy by threatening to kill Negi herself.
Source: Tin Man -
They're not so much destructive as they are disruptive, but they sure are threatening-looking.
Source: Fluffy the Terrible -
The Masquerade: A group of vampires actually comes for the old vampire of the first novel because his careless and destructive actions are threatening The Masquerade.
Source: Literature / Bloodsucking Fiends
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