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
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baleful and catastrophic
- baleful and pernicious
- baneful and catastrophic
- baneful and pernicious
- evil and catastrophic
- evil and pernicious
- noxious and catastrophic
- noxious and pernicious
- disastrous and catastrophic
- disastrous and pernicious
- calamitous and catastrophic
- calamitous and pernicious
- hurtful and catastrophic
- hurtful and pernicious
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