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Synonyms for disaster
dɪˈzæs tər, -ˈzɑ stər
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Princeton's WordNet
catastrophe, disaster(noun)
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
"lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"
Synonyms:
catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, cataclysmcalamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm(noun)
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
Synonyms:
catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, cataclysmdisaster(noun)
an act that has disastrous consequences
Synonyms:
catastrophe, tragedy, calamity, cataclysm
English Synonyms and Antonyms
disaster
An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.
Synonyms:
accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibilityAntonyms:
appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purposePreposition:
The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
disaster(n.)
Synonyms:
mishap, misfortune, reverse, mischance, calamity, catastrophe, blow, stroke, casualty
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
disaster(n)
Synonyms:
calamity, mishap, catastrophe, casualty
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "disaster":
catastrophe, disasters, calamity, accident, tragedy, cataclysm, mess, debacle, scourge, destruction, misfortune, shambles, ramp, catastrophes, hazards, devastation
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1885 | chance | |
#2310 | adventure | |
#3865 | accident | |
#4134 | disaster | |
#4175 | possibility | |
#4926 | incident | |
#5264 | destruction | |
#5437 | happening | |
#7304 | hazard | |
#8009 | mess | |
#8140 | hazards | |
#9367 | tragedy | |
#10432 | disasters | |
#10970 | ramp | |
#13105 | casualty | |
#14434 | contingency | |
#20424 | catastrophe | |
#24076 | devastation | |
#25403 | hap | |
#31190 | misfortune | |
#34052 | calamity | |
#35321 | scourge | |
#37117 | debacle | |
#43262 | mishap | |
#45032 | shambles | |
#46847 | catastrophes | |
#81876 | misadventure | |
#84068 | cataclysm |
How to use disaster in a sentence?
It's bad, a disaster, and it's hard to be positive, because utilities have gone up a lot, and people don't have the money to pay.
They're a disaster. The laws have to be changed, we want a system where people come in illegally they have to go out. A nice simple system that works.
It would be a total disaster if someone is infected in my room, how can we control the infection as we live in such a crowded place?
Do not envy a sinner you don't know what disaster awaits him.
May God save any country to remain in a position to choose between a genius of bad character and a stupid of good character, because both will bring disaster to that country!
Translations for disaster
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- كارثةArabic
- няшча́сце, го́ра, катастро́фа, бяда́, бе́дстваBelarusian
- бе́дствие, злополу́ка, катастро́фаBulgarian
- desastreCatalan, Valencian
- pohroma, neštěstí, katastrofaCzech
- katastrofeDanish
- Desaster, KatastropheGerman
- καταστροφήGreek
- malfeliĉegoEsperanto
- desastreSpanish
- فاجعهPersian
- katastrofi, onnettomuusFinnish
- désastre, catastropheFrench
- creachScottish Gaelic
- אסוןHebrew
- महाविनाशHindi
- katastwòf, dezasHaitian Creole
- katasztrófaHungarian
- դժբախտություն, աղետ, պատուհասArmenian
- bencanaIndonesian
- disastroItalian
- 惨事, 天災, 災害, 災難, 災いJapanese
- კატასტროფა, უბედურებაGeorgian
- зілзала, апатKazakh
- មហន្តរាយ, គ្រោះមហន្តរាយKhmer
- 참사, 재해, 재앙Korean
- postsLatvian
- bencanaMalay
- katastrofeNorwegian
- rampDutch
- katastrofeNorwegian Nynorsk
- nieszczęście, katastrofa, bieda, gorzePolish
- desastrePortuguese
- dezastru, catastrofă, nenorocireRomanian
- го́ре, несча́стье, бе́дствие, беда́, катастро́фаRussian
- nešťastie, katastrofa, pohromaSlovak
- katastrofSwedish
- janga, afaSwahili
- பேரழிவுTamil
- ภัยพิบัติThai
- біда́, го́ре, ли́хо, катастро́фа, неща́стяUkrainian
- thảm hoạ, tai hoạVietnamese
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