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calamity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of calamity

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

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

Synonyms of calamity

apocalypse, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, tragedy

Words Related to calamity

bloodbath, collapse, crash, meltdown

Armageddon, doomsday, end-time

convulsion, paroxysm, upheaval

accident, casualty, fatality

misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap

blast, blow, double whammy, one-two (or one-two punch)

Near Antonyms of calamity

godsend, manna, windfall

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