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
  • No punishment for shooting a disastrous 24 percent from 3, the team’s worst perimeter performance since its 6-for-23 effort from deep against St. John’s on Feb. 23.
    — Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Or how about their disastrous appearance on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here?
    — EW Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of disastrous
Adjective
  • Missing The Human Element Another fatal error is treating AI implementation as purely a technical challenge rather than a socio-technical one that requires human adoption and integration.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The video the boys took the night of the fatal hit-and-run was uploaded to Instagram, police said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of fatal
Adjective
  • With a 6-5 record in 11 games post-All Star Weekend (including 2-3 in their last five), Tom Thibodeau's Knicks have been in a bit of a rut that began before Brunson's unfortunate injury.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Thankfully on one unfortunate visit Puligny had a town cooperative with plenty of wine to drink and a phone number for a man with a van to return us and our bicycles to our hotel in Beaune.
    — Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of unfortunate
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