CATACLYSMS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

cataclysms

noun

plural of cataclysm

as in floods

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms an ancient cataclysm that may have been the basis for the Flood described in the Bible

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as in disasters

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction the earthquake that struck Lisbon in 1755, killing 30,000 people, was one of the greatest cataclysms ever recorded

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as in upheavals

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order) a social cataclysm that gave rise to a new world order

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As the number of billion-dollar disasters rises as a result of climate change, the economic toll of extreme weather will be increasingly difficult to absorb.

Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
The area has survived numerous disasters.

Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024

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