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calamity
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 apocalypse, disaster, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), tragedyRelated Words 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 godsend, manna, windfall
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