destructive

(adjective)

adjective

1. causing destruction or much damage

- a policy that is destructive to the economy

- destructive criticism

Similar word(s): annihilating, annihilative, devastating, withering, blasting, ruinous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, caustic, corrosive, erosive, mordant, vitriolic, crushing, damaging, negative, iconoclastic, ravaging, wasteful, harmful, negative

Sentences with destructive as an adjective:

- Catabolism is a destructive metabolism that involves the breakdown of molecules and release of energy.