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Synonyms for CALAMITY: disaster, catastrophe, apocalypse, tragedy, accident, fatality, debacle, cataclysm; Antonyms of CALAMITY: windfall, manna, godsend
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Synonyms for CATASTROPHE: disaster, apocalypse, tragedy,...
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Sep 11, 2015 · Disaster compares with catastrophe by stressing the actual harm done: [example omitted]. The word can, of course, be used hyperbolically, like catastrophe, for minor misfortunes [example omitted]. Calamity is similar to catastrophe, but at a reduced level of intensity. It may now sound more formal than these other words, or at least a shade ...
Synonyms for CATASTROPHE: disaster, apocalypse, tragedy, calamity, accident, fatality, debacle, débâcle; Antonyms of CATASTROPHE: windfall, manna, godsend, success ...
CALAMITY - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus
As nouns the difference between calamity and catastrophe is that calamity is an event resulting in great loss while catastrophe is any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Use the word calamity to describe an event that causes great harm and misery, or a general state of distress or misery: the calamity of war.
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Synonyms for calamity include disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, tragedy, affliction, mishap, adversity, tribulation, setback and trial. Find more similar words at ...
