Synonyms for cataclysmic

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1. cataclysmal, cataclysmic(adj)

   severely destructive

   "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake"

   Synonyms:
   cataclysmal

   Antonyms:
   constructive

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1. List of paraphrases:

   catastrophic

How to use cataclysmic in a sentence?

1. Trey Gowdy:

   The potential consequences of us getting it wrong are maybe cataclysmic, we have to be right every time.

2. Mitch Ceasar:

   It's going to take some cataclysmic event -- getting hit over the head with a 2-by-4 -- to get them to say,' We have to go out there and protect the bottom of the ballot so we can grow people up,'.

3. Leon Black:

   Clearly what you're seeing in the energy market with the cataclysmic fall in oil prices - halved in such a short period - I think you will have haves and have nots, we along with others in our industry are dusting off (opportunities).

4. Defense Secretary James Mattis:

   We have seen them trying to bring advanced weaponry into Syria on its way to Lebanese Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, israel is not going to wait until those missiles are in the air. Will it be cataclysmic ? I hope not, I hope Iran pulls back.

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