Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Lack and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lack" instead a noun "Catastrophe".
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Catastrophe and lack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Lack".
How words are described
| similar | similar catastrophe | similar lack |
| natural | natural catastrophe | natural lack |
| utter | utter catastrophe | utter lack |
| total | total catastrophe | total lack |
| Other adjectives: current, initial, actual, massive, great, huge, slow, bad, terrible, absolute, new, occasional, sudden, resulting, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The 2006 remake didn't lack in the catastrophe department either, though it saved Tokyo (for last).
Source: Apocalypse Wow - No direct explanation is given for the lack of an ecological catastrophe in this version of history.
Source: Merged Reality - Said lack of control power ends up causing a catastrophe in the album's storyline and "Only the Good Die Young" detailing how he's lost his sanity completely... sung by Lucifer himself.
Source: Sanity Slippage Song
Cite this Source
Lack and Catastrophe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophe/lack
Catastrophe & Lack. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophe/lack>.
Lack or Catastrophe. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophe/lack.
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