Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Unsafe and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsafe" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Unsafe
Unsafe adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
Destructive and unsafe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Unsafe".
Nearby Word: unsafely
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- critical and destructive
- critical and unsafe
- nasty and destructive
- nasty and unsafe
- hazardous and destructive
- hazardous and unsafe
- dangerous and destructive
- dangerous and unsafe
- bad and destructive
- bad and unsafe
- terrible and destructive
- terrible and unsafe
- noxious and destructive
- noxious and unsafe
Both words in one sentence
- Internalized Homophobia: Gays who hate themselves and/or believe they have to do destructive things like having lots of unsafe sex with strangers because they have been taught that "that's how gay people are".
Source: Internalized Categorism
Cite this Source
Unsafe and Destructive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destructive/unsafe
Destructive & Unsafe. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destructive/unsafe>.
Unsafe or Destructive. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destructive/unsafe.
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