Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Eruption and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Eruption" instead a noun "Catastrophe".
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Eruption
Eruption noun - A sudden intense expression of strong feeling.
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Synonyms for Eruption
Catastrophe and eruption are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Eruption".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar catastrophe | similar eruption |
| natural | natural catastrophe | natural eruption |
| initial | initial catastrophe | initial eruption |
| actual | actual catastrophe | actual eruption |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, great, major, possible, colossal, impending, imminent, coming, said, recent, sudden, resulting, nuclear, devastating, aforementioned, large-scale, volcanic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The Devil Colony (2011) — A cataclysmic explosion in Utah portends an even greater catastrophe: the long-overdue eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano.
Source: Literature / Sigma Force - The Toba catastrophe theory, called so after a volcanic eruption some 75,000 years ago, states that humans themselves suffered a severe population bottleneck (down to some two or ten thousand of humans on Earth) due to aforementioned volcano.
Source: Adam and Eve Plot
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