Synonyms of double whammy

double whammy

noun

as in blow

informal a situation that is bad in two different ways; a situation in which two bad conditions exist at the same time or two bad things happen one after the other

With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• disaster
• catastrophe
• tragedy
• blast
• one-two punch
• crash
• calamity
• one-two
• collapse
• apocalypse
• debacle
• meltdown
• bloodbath
• débâcle
• doomsday
• cataclysm
• upheaval
• Armageddon
• convulsion
• accident
• end-time
• misfortune
• fatality
• paroxysm
• casualty
• misadventure
• mishap
• mischance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• windfall
• manna
• godsend