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Synonyms & Antonyms of catastrophic
bringing about ruin or misfortune
- a catastrophic tornado destroyed the hamlet's only house of worship
Synonyms for catastrophic
Words Related to catastrophic
- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical)
Near Antonyms for catastrophic
- fluky
- (also flukey),
- fortuitous,
- fortunate,
- happy,
- lucky,
- providential
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