Synonyms for catastrophic
cat·a·stroph·ic

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1. catastrophicadjective

   Synonyms:
   catastrophal

2. catastrophicadjective

   Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

   Synonyms:
   catastrophal

3. catastrophicadjective

   Disastrous; ruinous.

   Synonyms:
   catastrophal

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1. catastrophic, ruinousadjective

   extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

   "a catastrophic depression"; "catastrophic illness"; "a ruinous course of action"

   Synonyms:
   blasting, ruinous

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. devasting

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "catastrophic":

   disastrous, devastating, calamitous, dire, tragic, cataclysmic, destructive, abysmal, appalling

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1. Gerard Cassidy:

   We're kind of trying to thread a needle here because on the one hand we don't want to dismiss this situation but on the other hand this is not a catastrophic 'oh my God here we go again,'.

2. Tom Oliver:

   In terms of a potential tipping point where the loss of insects causes whole ecosystems to collapse, the honest answer is we just don't know when the point of no return is, we know that you can't just keep losing species without, ultimately, causing a catastrophic outcome.

3. Liz Cheney:

   Russia, Iran and Turkey, congress must and will act to limit the catastrophic impact of this decision.

4. Kathryn Swoboda:

   AHC is the worst disease I have ever worked with in terms of the level of stress, for both parents and physicians. Episodes can strike at any time, and it is not readily clear when an episode is going to be catastrophic and require a hospital visit or urgent intervention, they have to reconsider everything.

5. President Biden:

   Every indication suggests these actions will almost certainly be used as a prelude to even further aggression and an even larger invasion. If that occurs, many Ukrainians could die, the humanitarian consequences could be catastrophic. And the threat will not stop with Ukraine. All the free nations of the world will be affected if Putin’s aggression is allowed to stand unchallenged.