Catastrophic and Pernicious

Catastrophic

Catastrophic adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Usage example: a catastrophic tornado destroyed the hamlet's only house of worship

Pernicious and catastrophic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pernicious" instead an adjective "Catastrophic".

Nearby Word: catastrophe

Pernicious

Pernicious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Catastrophic and pernicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophic" instead an adjective "Pernicious".

Nearby Word: perniciously
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Pernicious and Catastrophic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catastrophic/pernicious
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