Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - Something that has failed.
Usage example: the movie was a catastrophe, nearly bankrupting the studio that produced it
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Success
Success noun - A person or thing that is successful.
Usage example: their homemade jellies have been such a success that they are now distributed nationwide
Catastrophe is an antonym for success.
How words are described
| similar | similar catastrophe | similar success |
| future | future catastrophe | future success |
| total | total catastrophe | total success |
| initial | initial catastrophe | initial success |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive, big, great, huge, major, immediate, greater, greatest, recent, sudden, financial, global, bigger, worldwide. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The film won several awards and was a box-office success despite its notoriously Troubled Production, chronicled by several tabloids and gossip mongers, leading many to predict a Cleopatra-sized catastrophe in the making.
Source: Useful Notes / New Hollywood
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