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. Ashley Judd:

   International Association for Suicide Prevention is the level of catastrophe of what was going on inside of her, because the barrier between the regard in which they held her couldn't penetrate into her heart and the lie the disease told her was so convincing.

2. De Haan:

   After a catastrophe, cut the bottlenecks, why not open the SPR ? It's not perfect. But it may be an option for some refineries.

3. Khaled Al Milaji:

   Yesterday's attack was a horrible catastrophe and a mark of absence of accountability in the international community.

4. David Axelrod:

   Even before we took office, we knew the economic catastrophe we were inheriting, which promised to be long and deep, meant we faced a calamitous midterm, that meant if we wanted to accomplish anything meaningful, it would have to come in the first two years, when we had large majorities in both chambers. It's why President Obama moved the Affordable Care Act when he did.

5. Rushan Abbas:

   I am saddened by the timid response of the world community, world leaders, who should be defenders of the freedom and democracy, where is the outrage against such horrendous, repugnant catastrophe that's happening on our watch ?

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