Synonyms for catastrophic
cat·a·stroph·ic

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1. catastrophicadjective

   Synonyms:
   catastrophal

2. catastrophicadjective

   Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

   Synonyms:
   catastrophal

3. catastrophicadjective

   Disastrous; ruinous.

   Synonyms:
   catastrophal

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1. catastrophic, ruinousadjective

   extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

   "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"

   Synonyms:
   blasting, ruinous

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. devasting

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "catastrophic":

   disastrous, devastating, calamitous, dire, tragic, cataclysmic, destructive, abysmal, appalling

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1. Mark Zandi:

   A default would be a catastrophic blow to the already fragile economy, the timing couldn’t be worse for the economy, as even before the specter of a debt limit breach many CEOs and economists believe a recession is likely this year.

2. Ken Graham:

   You get those kinds of winds,( and) it's catastrophic damage to the trees' structure.

3. Jake Sullivan:

   If Russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively.

4. Grzegorz Skowro?ski:

   The state of the lake today is catastrophic and nearby lakes are affected too as they are all inter-connected.

5. Kenneth Halvorson:

   This ammunition is specific to that launcher and will not operate in any other launching device without catastrophic failure.