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Synonyms & Antonyms of disaster
- hurricanes are natural disasters
Synonyms for disaster
- apocalypse,
- calamity,
- cataclysm,
- catastrophe,
- debacle
- (also débâcle),
- tragedy
Words Related to disaster
Near Antonyms for disaster
- an utter disaster, the play opened and closed on the same miserable night
Synonyms for disaster
Words Related to disaster
Near Antonyms for disaster
- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- phenomenon
Antonyms for disaster
- blockbuster,
- hit,
- smash,
- success,
- winner
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“Disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaster. Accessed 5 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of disaster was in 1567
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