Disastrous
Disastrous adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Hopeless and disastrous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective "Disastrous".
Nearby Word: disaster
Hopeless
Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.
Disastrous and hopeless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disastrous" instead an adjective "Hopeless".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dismal and disastrous
- dismal and hopeless
- woeful and disastrous
- woeful and hopeless
- unfortunate and disastrous
- unfortunate and hopeless
- inauspicious and disastrous
- inauspicious and hopeless
- sad and disastrous
- sad and hopeless
- miserable and disastrous
- miserable and hopeless
- bad and disastrous
- bad and hopeless
Both words in one sentence
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By the end of the war the Japanese had been reduced to launching hopeless kamikaze attacks against US fleets that were protected by a blizzard of radar-guided flak, with disastrous results.
Source: Crippling Overspecialization
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