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. Elvis Picardo:

   It's essentially followthrough selling from last week because OPEC's decision not to cut output has had a catastrophic impact on the energy producers, the continued spate of bad news on crude oil has spooked investors.

2. Meg Selby:

   Listening to her talk about the path... the tornado was on, it went from being kind of a precautionary thing to living through something very catastrophic.

3. Chris Hayes:

   What we have to do to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change is to cut emissions in half in 12 years, twelve years. Thats the project we have been tasked with by the Earth. Now has come a bold new policy proposal that might be the most controversial thing in American politics at the moment. Youve probably heard about it. Its called the Green New Deal. Some people call it a socialist monster; some people call it our only hope for survival here in the way of life that we hold dear.

4. Susan Wild:

   In order to move forward, our country will need to receive answers and accountability regarding the cascading failures that led us to this catastrophic moment, and I look forward to using my platform on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to secure answers from the Biden Administration about what went wrong, our troops deserve nothing less than a complete and unvarnished account of the truth.

5. Sucharita Kodali:

   The pandemic was a theme of divergence, when all is said and done, it will be catastrophic but at the same time history will showcase many silver linings : streaming media, telehealth, online servicing, higher savings rates, contactless payments. There were so many beneficiaries.