Disaster
Disaster noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Event and disaster are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Event" instead a noun "Disaster".
Nearby Word: disastrous
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular disaster | particular event |
| similar | similar disaster | similar event |
| complete | complete disaster | complete event |
| future | future disaster | future event |
| Other adjectives: original, critical, single, actual, entire, real, massive, big, huge, horrible, supernatural, new, major, possible, catastrophic, mysterious, next, apocalyptic, unspecified, recent, historical, cataclysmic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A useful method of telling when a certain disaster/event happened is that all of the clocks have stopped at the same time.
Source: Stopped Clock - This leads a lot of Conspiracy Theorists to start pointing to his "prophecies" to whatever great event or disaster recently occurred to fit the view of the theorist.
Source: Twisting the Words - If a smaller country or city manages to be mentioned it's usually because of some historic event, battle, treaty, sports event of disaster that took place there.
Cite this Source
Event and Disaster. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disaster/event
Disaster & Event. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disaster/event>.
Event or Disaster. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disaster/event.
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