Destructive and Wrong

Destructive

Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.

Wrong and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Destructive".

Wrong

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Destructive and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Wrong".

Both words in one sentence

  • First, it takes a little more effort to imagine a female Cat In the Hat wreaking havoc in someone’s living room than a male one because girls being destructive seems more wrong than boys being destructive.
  • However, they have a ban on using Blood Magic due to how destructive it can be in the wrong hands.
  • The Coolio song "Gangsta's Paradise" is about a hoodlum who obviously knows that his lifestyle is morally wrong and self-destructive, but has given up hope on changing for the better.
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