Antonyms for catastrophe
kəˈtæs trə ficatas·tro·phe

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1. catastrophe

   A cataclysm or catastrophe is some great convulsion or momentous event that may or may not be a cause of misery to man. In calamity, or disaster, the thought of human suffering is always present. It has been held by many geologists that numerous catastrophes or cataclysms antedated the existence of man. In literature, the final event of a drama is the catastrophe, or denouement. Misfortune ordinarily suggests less of suddenness and violence than calamity or disaster, and is especially applied to that which is lingering or enduring in its effects. In history, the end of every great war or the fall of a nation is a catastrophe, tho it may not be a calamity. Yet such an event, if not a calamity to the race, will always involve much individual disaster and misfortune. Pestilence is a calamity; a defeat in battle, a shipwreck, or a failure in business is a disaster; sickness or loss of property is a misfortune; failure to meet a friend is a mischance; the breaking of a teacup is a mishap.

   Antonyms:
   benefit, blessing, boon, comfort, favor, help, pleasure, privilege, prosperity, success

   Synonyms:
   calamity, cataclysm, denouement, disaster, mischance, misfortune, mishap, sequel

   Preposition:
   The catastrophe of a play; of a siege; rarely, to a person, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. catastrophe

   Antonyms:
   blessing, victory, triumph, felicitation, achievement, ovation, success, godsend

   Synonyms:
   revolution, disaster, calamity, misfortune, misadventure, reverse, blow, visitation

Matched Categories

1. • Adversity
   • Geological Phenomenon
   • Misfortune

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysmnoun

   an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

   "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

   Synonyms:
   disaster, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

2. catastrophe, disasternoun

   a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

   "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"

   Synonyms:
   disaster, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

3. catastrophe, cataclysmnoun

   a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

   Synonyms:
   disaster, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm

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1. catastrophenoun

   Synonyms:
   disaster, calamity

How to use catastrophe in a sentence?

1. Leonard Cohen:

   The term clinical depression finds its way into too many conversations these days. One has a sense that a catastrophe has occurred in the psychic landscape.

2. Ronen Ziv:

   If anything else happens, it could very quickly go to absolute catastrophe.

3. Michael Bloomberg:

   If you keep on going, we will elect Bernie -- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.One will lose to Donald Trump. And the White House and the Senate and some of the statehouses will all go red, and then between gerrymandering and appointing judges, for the next 20 or 30 years, we're going to live with this catastrophe.

4. Jaimi Butler:

   Keeping water in Great Salt Lake is the biggest thing that keeps me up at night, we're on the doorstep of a catastrophe.

5. Yves Barnoid:

   It’s a catastrophe, i put myself in the place of all the people who came to visit the museum, who saw fake works of art, who paid an entrance fee. It’s intolerable and I hope we find those responsible.

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