Disaster
Disaster noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Situation and disaster are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Disaster".
Nearby Word: disastrous
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good disaster | good situation |
| particular | particular disaster | particular situation |
| similar | similar disaster | similar situation |
| critical | critical disaster | critical situation |
| Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, serious, terrible, horrible, new, political, possible, military, worst, economic, financial, worse. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A great deal of the advice actually amounts to, "Don't do what I did in a similar situation; it was a disaster because I didn't think it through."
Source: Spirit Advisor - When a simple problem occurred, he panicked and turned a simple situation into a disaster.
Source: Literature / Airframe - Even though she explained it wasn't dog food and it was created for exactly this situation (Kenya had declared the situation a national disaster) and that the CEO ate the mixture, they still refused.
Source: Even Beggars Won't Choose It
Cite this Source
Situation and Disaster. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disaster/situation
Disaster & Situation. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disaster/situation>.
Situation or Disaster. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disaster/situation.
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