Synonyms for catastrophic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kat-uh-strof-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæt əˈstrɒf ɪk |
Définition of catastrophic
Origin :- 1824, from catastrophe + -ic. Related: Catastrophical; catastrophically.
- adj destructive
- 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
Antonyms for catastrophic
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