All calamitous synonyms
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C c adj calamitous
- lamentable — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- unfortunate — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- regrettable — causing or deserving regret; unfortunate; deplorable.
- devastating — If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- adverse — Adverse decisions, conditions, or effects are unfavourable to you.
- cataclysmic — A cataclysmic event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way.
- dire — causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- deadly — If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
- unfavorable — not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- ruinous — bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war.
- fatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- woeful — full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
- deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- messy — characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
- afflictive — causing pain or misery
- blighting — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
adjective calamitous
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- tragic — characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- earth-shattering — earthshaking.
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- terrible — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.