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cataclysm
Synonyms and Antonyms of cataclysm
- an ancient cataclysm that may have been the basis for the Flood described in the Bible
bath, cataract, deluge, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent
- The earthquake that struck Lisbon in 1755, killing 30,000 people, was one of the greatest cataclysms ever recorded.
apocalypse, calamity, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, tragedy
- a social cataclysm that gave rise to a new world order
insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upset
eruption, flare-up, outbreak, outburst
bluster, bobbery, bustle, coil, commotion, furor, furore, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, pandemonium, rout, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, to-do, turmoil, welter, williwaw
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