Catastrophic
Catastrophic adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Portentous and catastrophic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portentous" instead an adjective "Catastrophic".
Nearby Word: catastrophe
Portentous
Portentous adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Catastrophic and portentous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophic" instead an adjective "Portentous".
Nearby Words: portent, portentously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baleful and catastrophic
- baleful and portentous
- baneful and catastrophic
- baneful and portentous
- grave and catastrophic
- grave and portentous
- unfortunate and catastrophic
- unfortunate and portentous
- inauspicious and catastrophic
- inauspicious and portentous
- evil and catastrophic
- evil and portentous
- dreadful and catastrophic
- dreadful and portentous
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