Catastrophic
Catastrophic adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Dangerous and catastrophic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dangerous" instead an adjective "Catastrophic".
Nearby Word: catastrophe
Dangerous
Dangerous adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Catastrophic and dangerous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophic" instead an adjective "Dangerous".
Nearby Words: danger, dangerously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- grave and catastrophic
- grave and dangerous
- grievous and catastrophic
- grievous and dangerous
- bad and catastrophic
- bad and dangerous
- terrible and catastrophic
- terrible and dangerous
- noxious and catastrophic
- noxious and dangerous
- dire and catastrophic
- dire and dangerous
- risky and catastrophic
- risky and dangerous
Both words in one sentence
- Crapsack World: The United States suffers from catastrophic economic collapse, gang violence and child prostitution is at an all-time high, and it's dangerous to even go outside.
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Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Princess Celestia makes it clear in Chapter 9 that overusage of alicorn magic can lead to a catastrophic result.
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Catastrophic damage to a large vehicle (such as a spaceship, or a cruise ship) forces the characters to struggle to survive in a familiar environment that has suddenly become dangerous.
Source: Sinking Ship Scenario
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