Catastrophic
Catastrophic adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Usage example: a catastrophic tornado destroyed the hamlet's only house of worship
Evil and catastrophic are semantically related In some cases you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Catastrophic".
Nearby Word: catastrophe
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Not exactly evil but what is released by Professor Challenger's experiment in When the World Screamed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is certainly catastrophic for all involved.
Source: Dug Too Deep - After several catastrophic failures, he heads out to find help, and in doing so unwittingly unleashes the Sealed Evil in a Can Monster of the Week.
Source: Lost Aesop -
Or a hero after being freed from The Virus, being Brainwashed and Crazy, or a Superpowered Evil Side, or after making an unintentional but catastrophic mistake.
Source: My God, What Have I Done?
Cite this Source
Evil and Catastrophic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophic/evil
Catastrophic & Evil. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophic/evil>.
Evil or Catastrophic. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophic/evil.
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