A calamity was avoided by sheer luck.
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Calamity
/kəˈlæmɪti/
Synonyms for "calamity" (106 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
catastrophic failure
Related words (53)
ill hapinflictionmisadventuremischancemiserymisfortunemishapnasty blownemesisopen woundpestpestilencepileupplaguereverseruinruinationrunning sorescourgeshame
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shipwreckshocksmashsmashupstaggering blowthorntormenttragedytrialtribulationtroublevexationviolent deathvisitationwoewreckwretchedness
Noun(15 words)
Adjective(1 words)
natural disaster
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5 entriescalamity of errorsfinancial calamitymajor calamitynational calamitynatural calamity
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14 total sentences available.
He prophesied that a dreadful calamity would happen.
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There is one rule that works in every calamity. Be it pestilence, war, or famine, the rich get richer and poor get poorer. The poor even help arrange it.
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The anticipation is always worse than the calamity.
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