Synonyms for disastrous
dɪˈzæs trəs, -ˈzɑ strəsdis·as·trous

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   inauscuous, cataclysmic, ill-boding, sinister, catastrophic

2. disastrousadjective

   of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

   Synonyms:
   sinister, cataclysmic, ill-boding, catastrophic, inauscuous

3. disastrousadjective

   foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

   Synonyms:
   ill-boding, sinister, catastrophic, inauscuous, cataclysmic

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1. black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fatefuladjective

   (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

   "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error"

   Synonyms:
   pitch-dark, black-market, shameful, dim, fatal, inglorious, portentous, grim, calamitous, blackened, fateful, black, dark, sinister, opprobrious, bootleg, disgraceful, smutty, contraband, pitch-black, foreboding(a), smuggled, ignominious, bleak, mordant

   Antonyms:
   fortunate

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1. devasting

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, unfortunate, unlucky, hapless, untoward, unprosperous, ill-fated, ill-starred

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1. disastrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   calamitous, deplorable, unfortunate, ill-fated

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1. List of paraphrases for "disastrous":

   catastrophic, devastating, calamitous, dire, destructive, fatal, ruinous, appalling, tragic, terrible, fateful, damaging, dramatic, pernicious, detrimental

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1. Jon Ashworth:

   Of course we want a general election but we've got to make sure that we get those absolute reassurances that Boris Johnson won't use a general election and the campaign to crash us out of the European Union with a disastrous no deal Brexit, that is what we're waiting for.

2. Kellyanne Conway:

   Biden is back in the basement in Delaware while his Democratic Party struggles to retain control of the House and Senate, this is fitting, given that Biden’s disastrous policies and habit of ignoring the will of the people as expressed in polls has contributed to his own disapproval rating and the existential threat to a Democratic majority.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   While Republicans scramble to make TrumpCare even more destructive, our Caucus must continue to be fully engaged today in exposing its disastrous consequences for the American people.

4. Laurent Grandet:

   The LaCroix brand has gone from bad, to worse, to disastrous in a relatively short period of time.

5. Andy Beshear:

   I would make the decision to do it, because we can't run out beds, we can not run out of staff and hospital beds. The results are disastrous there because then we start losing people to heart attacks, strokes and car wrecks.