Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Extermination and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extermination" instead a noun "Catastrophe".
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Extermination
Extermination noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Catastrophe and extermination are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Extermination".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- holocaust and catastrophe
- holocaust and extermination
- defeat and catastrophe
- defeat and extermination
- doom and catastrophe
- doom and extermination
- end and catastrophe
- end and extermination
- death and catastrophe
- death and extermination
- havoc and catastrophe
- havoc and extermination
- destruction and catastrophe
- destruction and extermination
How words are described
| utter | utter catastrophe | utter extermination |
| total | total catastrophe | total extermination |
| actual | actual catastrophe | actual extermination |
| slow | slow catastrophe | slow extermination |
| Other adjectives: supernatural, possible, inevitable, impending, imminent, coming. | ||
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