Calamity and Plight

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Calamity noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.

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Plight and calamity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plight" instead a noun "Calamity".

Nearby Words: calamitous, calamitously

Plight noun - A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.

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Calamity and plight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Calamity" instead a noun "Plight".

Nearby Words: plighted, plighting

similar	similar calamity	similar plight
current	current calamity	current plight
true	true calamity	true plight
actual	actual calamity	actual plight
Other adjectives: terrible, impending, international.

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Plight and Calamity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/calamity/plight

Calamity & Plight. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/calamity/plight>.

Plight or Calamity. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/calamity/plight.

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