Synonyms for disastrous
dɪˈzæs trəs, -ˈzɑ strəsdis·as·trous

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   inauscuous, cataclysmic, ill-boding, sinister, catastrophic

2. disastrousadjective

   of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

   Synonyms:
   sinister, cataclysmic, ill-boding, catastrophic, inauscuous

3. disastrousadjective

   foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

   Synonyms:
   ill-boding, sinister, catastrophic, inauscuous, cataclysmic

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1. black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fatefuladjective

   (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

   "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error"

   Synonyms:
   pitch-dark, black-market, shameful, dim, fatal, inglorious, portentous, grim, calamitous, blackened, fateful, black, dark, sinister, opprobrious, bootleg, disgraceful, smutty, contraband, pitch-black, foreboding(a), smuggled, ignominious, bleak, mordant

   Antonyms:
   fortunate

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1. devasting

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, unfortunate, unlucky, hapless, untoward, unprosperous, ill-fated, ill-starred

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, deplorable, unfortunate, ill-fated

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1. List of paraphrases for "disastrous":

   catastrophic, devastating, calamitous, dire, destructive, fatal, ruinous, appalling, tragic, terrible, fateful, damaging, dramatic, pernicious, detrimental

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1. Joshua Sussberg:

   This company needs to move incredibly quickly through this restructuring. If we don't, the results could be disastrous.

2. Harriet Hageman congressional campaign:

   Wyoming deserves a congresswoman who will combat the disastrous Biden administration and hold them accountable for their policies which are ravaging our energy industries, destroying our sovereignty by obliterating our southern border, robbing our citizens of prosperity through catastrophic inflation, and encroaching on our constitutional rights.

3. Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh:

   If not addressed timely and successfully, it is likely to entail arms race, strategic rivalry of powers with disastrous and unpredictable consequences.

4. Johanne Hildebrandt:

   Let there be no doubt: the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11 2001 were one of the most vile acts of terror and disastrous violations of the open, free and democratic society in modern history, the tragedy for the world and the families of the almost 3,000 human beings who perished as a result of the attack cannot be overstated.

5. Tennessee Williams:

   Success and failure are equally disastrous.