destructive

Questions about destructive

What does destructive mean?

destructive means "causing destruction or much damage".

How many syllables are in destructive?

destructive has 3 syllables: de-struc-tive. The stress falls on "struc". In IPA it is /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/.

What is the opposite of destructive?

The recorded antonyms are constructive.

Is destructive a common word?

destructive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with destructive?

4 words rhyme with destructive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.