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disasters

NOUN

accident, trouble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calamity catastrophe collapse crash debacle defeat emergency failure fiasco flood harm hazard holocaust mishap setback tragedy woe

STRONG

adversity affliction bale bane blight blow bust casualty cataclysm collision depression exigency fall flop grief misadventure mischance misfortune reverse rock rough ruin ruination slip stroke undoing upset washout

WEAK

act of God bad luck bad news fell stroke hard luck hot water ill luck the worst

Antonyms

STRONGEST

achievement advantage attainment benefit blessing boon good fortune good luck happiness joy miracle success victory win wonder

STRONG

aid building creation encouragement fortune health help prosperity triumph

Example Sentences

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Would I want to run an agency that’s currently in rough shape, that will certainly be blamed for enormous disasters to come if it can’t fulfill its responsibility?

From Slate • May 21, 2026

Honda 7267 4.96%increase; green up pointing triangle Motor managed to stay profitable through a global financial meltdown, natural disasters, a safety crisis and the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“So insurance had to cover all the disasters that happened with the fires,” Delilah replied.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Seventy four thousand years ago, Earth experienced one of the most powerful volcanic disasters in the past 2.5 million years.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Ben walked around with some very tiny fraction of his mind alert to the probabilities of disasters in real life.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis