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Synonyms & Antonyms of disastrous
1
bringing about ruin or misfortune
- a split-second, disastrous decision that I would forever regret
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- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical)
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- fluky
- (also flukey),
- fortuitous,
- fortunate,
- happy,
- lucky,
- providential
2
causing or tending to cause destruction
- a disastrous fire from which the town never fully recovered
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of disastrous was in 1594
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