Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Penury and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penury" instead a noun "Catastrophe".
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Penury
Penury noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
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Synonyms for Penury
Catastrophe and penury are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Penury".
Nearby Word: penurious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extremity and catastrophe
- extremity and penury
- trouble and catastrophe
- trouble and penury
- trial and catastrophe
- trial and penury
- distress and catastrophe
- distress and penury
- ruin and catastrophe
- ruin and penury
- difficulty and catastrophe
- difficulty and penury
- misfortune and catastrophe
- misfortune and penury
How words are described
| great | great catastrophe | great penury |
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