Synonyms for disastrous
dɪˈzæs trəs, -ˈzɑ strəsdis·as·trous

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   inauscuous, cataclysmic, ill-boding, sinister, catastrophic

2. disastrousadjective

   of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

   Synonyms:
   sinister, cataclysmic, ill-boding, catastrophic, inauscuous

3. disastrousadjective

   foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

   Synonyms:
   ill-boding, sinister, catastrophic, inauscuous, cataclysmic

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1. black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fatefuladjective

   (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

   "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error"

   Synonyms:
   pitch-dark, black-market, shameful, dim, fatal, inglorious, portentous, grim, calamitous, blackened, fateful, black, dark, sinister, opprobrious, bootleg, disgraceful, smutty, contraband, pitch-black, foreboding(a), smuggled, ignominious, bleak, mordant

   Antonyms:
   fortunate

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1. devasting

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, unfortunate, unlucky, hapless, untoward, unprosperous, ill-fated, ill-starred

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, deplorable, unfortunate, ill-fated

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1. List of paraphrases for "disastrous":

   catastrophic, devastating, calamitous, dire, destructive, fatal, ruinous, appalling, tragic, terrible, fateful, damaging, dramatic, pernicious, detrimental

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1. William Clark:

   This is a drug that can be laced in anything, you can ingest it orally, you can smoke it, you can snort it. That's the concern. We have lots of people across the country who use marijuana recreationally and if you end up with a batch that's got illicit fentanyl in it, the consequences can be disastrous.

2. Jerry Moran:

   Given [Thursday's] horrific events and now predictions of further difficult days ahead, I need answers immediately to my questions. The planning to care for our veterans must not replicate the disastrous lack of planning connected with our withdrawal from Afghanistan, it is our duty to honor the service and sacrifice of all those who responded to the attacks on our country since 9/11, including those who lost their lives this week. I will remain in close contact with VA’s mental health and suicide prevention program office and work to make certain they have every resource in place to meet the needs of our veterans in crisis.

3. Sun Jianguo:

   But China consistently opposes so-called military freedom of navigation which brings with it a military threat, and which challenges and disrespects the international law of the sea, this kind of military freedom of navigation is damaging to freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, and it could even play out in a disastrous way.

4. Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston:

   It would be perilous for us, as leaders of the Church, to consider that the scandal of clergy sexual abuse is for the most part a matter of history and not a pressing concern here and now, its not a pleasant topic. It's easier just to ignore it and hope it will go away (but) when we are defensive and secretive, the results are disastrous.

5. Ted Cruz:

   The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was intended to ensure that America had sufficient oil. Instead, Joe Biden sold oil to the Chinese Communist Party when the CCP was stockpiling oil for its own strategic use, and while Americans are paying higher and higher prices for fuel because of the Biden administration’s disastrous energy policies, we need to immediately act to stop this from happening in the future… and unleash American energy.