Few passengers survived the catastrophe.
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Catastrophe
/kəˈtæstɹəfi/
Synonyms for "catastrophe" (219 found)
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Noun(11 words)
accidentactionafflictionanagnorisisangleapodosisarchitectonicsarchitectureargumentatmospherebackgroundbad luckbitter endbloodless revolutionblowbouleversementbreakdownbreaking upbreakupcalamity
Adjective(1 words)
catastrophic failure
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finalefinalityfinisfinishgimmickgoalgriefhavocill hapincidentizzardlastlast actlast breathlast gasplast thingslast trumpetlast wordlast wordslatter end
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linelocal colormisadventuremischancemiserymisfortunemishapmoodmotifmovementmythosnasty blowomegaoverthrowoverturnpalace revolutionpayoffperiodperipeteiaperorationpileupplanplotquietusradical changerecognitionresolutionresting placereverserevoltrevolutionrevolutionary warrevulsionrising actionschemesecondary plotshameshipwreckshockslantsmashsmashupspasmstaggering blowstoppagestopping placestorystriking alterationstructuresubjectsubplotsubversionswan songsweeping changeswitchtabula rasatechnological revolutiontermterminalterminationterminusthematic developmentthemetonetopictotal changetotal losstragedytransiliencetwistupheavalupsetviolent changevisitationwashoutwindupwoewrackwreckz
Adjective(2 words)
massive mistakenatural disaster
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6 entriesearthquake catastropheeconomic catastrophehurricane catastropheplanning debacleproject fiascosystem failure
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6 entrieseconomic catastropheenvironmental catastropheglobal catastrophemajor catastrophenuclear catastrophepotential catastrophe
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Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.
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The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which occurred on the night of December 2, 1984 at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, was the world's worst industrial catastrophe.
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The catastrophe also claimed victims' lives.
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