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as in fatal
bringing about ruin or misfortune
a split-second, disastrous decision that I would forever regret
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as in devastating
causing or tending to cause destruction
a disastrous fire from which the town never fully recovered
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Recent Examples of disastrous
Israel should be given a free hand to finish off Hamas, without pressure to agree to a cease-fire, and the U.S. should not resuscitate Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal.
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The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2025
By showing up in the right cultural rooms, alongside the right voices, the brand shifted perception without touching its logo or aesthetic, unlike the disastrous Jaguar campaign.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Lest the forward-thinking pols forget, 13 US service members were killed during Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
The book says aides went to lengths to hide Biden’s frailty until his disastrous June 2024 debate with Donald Trump that forced the Democratic president to step aside in the presidential race and back then-Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2025
By showing up in the right cultural rooms, alongside the right voices, the brand shifted perception without touching its logo or aesthetic, unlike the disastrous Jaguar campaign.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Lest the forward-thinking pols forget, 13 US service members were killed during Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 26 May 2025
The book says aides went to lengths to hide Biden’s frailty until his disastrous June 2024 debate with Donald Trump that forced the Democratic president to step aside in the presidential race and back then-Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disastrous
Adjective
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In addition to the loss of wildlife, collisions are also fatal to humans.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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Her father was charged A CT baby had fractures and injuries medical personnel say could have been fatal.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The impact on the demographic group driving growth in population, consumer spending, and higher education enrollment in this country would be nothing short of devastating.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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This was somehow more devastating for Minnesota than last year’s Game 5 debacle against Dallas.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The timing of Correa’s five-game absence for a concussion sustained in Baltimore on May 15 was unfortunate.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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This is especially unfortunate because the plot itself is quite harrowing.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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The reasoning was twofold: to prevent widespread panic among the American public and to avoid informing the Germans just how destructive their campaign was.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 June 2025
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Signs might include pacing, whining, excessive barking, destructive acts, accidents in the house and excessive salivation, drooling or panting.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Disastrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disastrous. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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