Synonyms of calamities

calamities

noun

plural of calamity

as in disasters

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

this latest breakdown of the car is inconvenient, but not a calamity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disasters
• catastrophes
• tragedies
• apocalypses
• accidents
• debacles
• collapses
• crashes
• cataclysms
• fatalities
• upheavals
• casualties
• misfortunes
• convulsions
• bloodbaths
• meltdowns
• end-times
• mishaps
• misadventures
• doomsdays
• paroxysms
• blows
• mischances
• Armageddons
• double whammies
• blasts
• one-twos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• windfalls
• godsends
• mannas

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of calamities

That’s been the story of this third season, one that started with Rhaenyra storming the castle and taking the Iron Throne and then promptly saw her get picked apart by dozens of unforeseen calamities. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Yoon drew extensively on these themes in his earlier works—most recently in the novel Run Me to Earth and the Story Prize–winning collection The Hive and the Honey—and his oeuvre depicts war’s psychological and material calamities. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

At the heart of the celebration is Kyoto’s Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto site whose principal deity has long been revered as a protector against calamities. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

El Niño, which brings a potpourri of weather calamities, is the world's most significant climate pattern, costing the global economy trillions of dollars per year, according to a recent study. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

There have been few comments about improvements or calamities, other than the usual notes that battery life was reduced immediately after installation, which is commonplace. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 June 2026

In early times, most humans barely paid attention to weather calamities because the region was so sparsely populated. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her. — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 2 June 2026