catastrophic

adjective

Definition of catastrophicnext
as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune a catastrophic tornado destroyed the hamlet's only house of worship

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catastrophic
  1. disastrous
  2. fatal
  3. unfortunate
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • That unease burst into the open after Biden’s disastrous June debate performance against Trump.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of disastrous
Adjective
  • All of the women were denied abortions despite facing fatal fetal diagnoses, life-threatening health risks or both.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The charges include abandonment of a person followed by death and supplying narcotics, as Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system at the time of his fatal fall.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of fatal
Adjective
  • Lucky 13 has proved unfortunate for those involved in making the ABC game show.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Equally unfortunate is the film’s narrative clumsiness, with a story that doesn’t earn its exhausting runtime.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of unfortunate
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Thesaurus Entries Near catastrophic

catastrophes

catastrophic

catatonic

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