Antonyms for catastrophic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kat-uh-strof-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæt əˈstrɒf ɪk


Definition of catastrophic

Origin :
  • 1824, from catastrophe + -ic. Related: Catastrophical; catastrophically.
  • adj destructive
Example sentences :
  • Hers was the most complete loneliness, charged with a catastrophic tension.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • The result was just as instantaneous and just as catastrophic as Garlock had expected.
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Almost all social prediction is catastrophic and absurdly simplified.
  • Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann
  • The "love of women" has always about it something tragic and catastrophic.
  • Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys
  • To Louise, the loss of her holy place, but yet more the manner of its loss, was catastrophic.
  • Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
  • The effect of this rise was catastrophic in these households.
  • Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner
  • Her misfortune came suddenly and with catastrophic unexpectedness.
  • Extract from : « In Pawn » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • In the one case the result had been catastrophic; in the other, calamitous.
  • Extract from : « The Monster » by Edgar Saltus
  • In 'Facial Justice' Hartley describes a life after a catastrophic war.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • The catastrophic scene when he found her with Regan, king-pin mobster.
  • Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth

Synonyms for catastrophic

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