Synonyms for disruptive
dɪsˈrʌp tɪvdis·rup·tive

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1. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

   Synonyms:
   luxuriant, profuse, fast, lush, debauched, riotous, libertine, turbulent, dissolute, tumultuous, roiling, degraded, roiled, churning, troubled, dissipated, exuberant, roily, degenerate, profligate

   Antonyms:
   quiet

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1. List of paraphrases for "disruptive":

   disturbing, destructive, destabilizing, camouflage, disrupting, troubling, harmful, devastating, detrimental

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1. Ryan Germany:

   I told The DA office that we are perfectly willing to cooperate with reasonable requests regarding their investigation, i requested time to get an attorney lined up to represent our office to make sure those interactions are efficient and not disruptive. The DA office told me The DA was fine.

2. Tanya Kasper:

   One has always had issues being destructive and disruptive, and his mom even made the comment that she wasn’t able to handle him.

3. New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson:

   The heaviest burdens have fallen upon the members of Young Israel, many are quarantined, which is enormously disruptive to their daily lives, and yet there has been a sense of commitment to the common good.

4. Jon Copestake:

   Hong Kong's liveability has been hit by the disruptive protests that took place last year. The city retains bragging rights over its regional competitor Singapore, but by a tiny margin. In fact both cities can still lay claim to being in the top tier of liveability where few, if any, aspects of life are restricted. This has not been the case in other parts of the world, with instability and unrest features undermining the scores of a number of cities globally.

5. Jared Holt:

   If Banning Trump's taken out of communities popular with the general public, Banning Trump's not going to be as effective or as disruptive as Banning Trump may wish.