Antonyms for catastrophiccat·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"

   Antonyms:
   harmless

   Synonyms:
   blasting, ruinous

How to use catastrophic in a sentence?

1. Attorney General Karl A. Racine:

   The Trump administration rule would have forced hundreds of thousands of people who could not find work, including 13,000 District residents, to go hungry. The Trump administration rule could have been catastrophic in the midst of our current public health emergency.

2. Darryl Vink:

   There was an inland trough that brought hot, dry and windy conditions, creating these catastrophic fire conditions.

3. Jake Sullivan:

   The vice president intends to do two things: hold Trump accountable for a catastrophic set of failures in his approach to China, and a colossal gap between tough talk and weak action.

4. Viral Acharya:

   The risks of undermining the central bank's independence are potentially catastrophic.

5. Shelly Moore:

   I don't see this as a catastrophic election night, but you know wakeup calls sometimes come in a mid-term or a primary. This is probably a wakeup call for us to find our way back to that suburban voter.

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