Need another word that means the same as “disastrous”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “disastrous” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Disastrous” are: black, calamitous, fatal, fateful, catastrophic, cataclysmic, tragic
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disastrous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| black | Of a ski run of the highest level of difficulty as indicated by black markers positioned along it. The union declared the ship black. |
| calamitous | Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous. Such calamitous events as fires hurricanes and floods. |
| cataclysmic | (of a natural event) large-scale and violent. The concert was a cataclysmic failure. |
| catastrophic | Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. Catastrophic illness. |
| fatal | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. Such doctrines if true would be absolutely fatal to my theory. |
| fateful | Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance. A fateful oversight. |
| tragic | Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow. The same rules apply whether the plot is tragic or comic. |
| bereft | Deprived of or lacking (something. Bereft of hope. |
| calamitous | Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous. Such calamitous events as fires hurricanes and floods. |
| catastrophic | Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. Catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. |
| catharsis | Purging of emotional tensions. Music is a means of catharsis for them. |
| defeated | People who are defeated. The defeated army. |
| doleful | Expressing sorrow; mournful. He could be struck off with doleful consequences. |
| dolorous | Showing sorrow. A dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity. |
| fatal | Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance- Saturday Rev. A fatal accident. |
| frustrated | Disappointingly unsuccessful. Many frustrated poets end as pipe smoking teachers. |
| grievous | (of something bad) very severe or serious. Grievous bodily harm. |
| hapless | (especially of a person) unfortunate. The hapless victims of the disaster. |
| inauspicious | Presaging ill fortune. This is the inauspicious star of disaster. |
| lamentable | (of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable. The industry is in a lamentable state. |
| loser | A person who is disadvantaged by a particular situation or course of action. A ragtag community of rejects and losers. |
| mournful | Filled with or evoking sadness. Mournful music. |
| pathetic | Inspiring mixed contempt and pity. Their efforts were pathetic. |
| piteous | Deserving or arousing pity. Piteous appeals for help. |
| pitiable | Deserving or arousing pity. Pitiable homeless children. |
| pitiful | Very small or poor; inadequate. Pitiful exhibition of cowardice. |
| plaintive | Expressing sorrow. A plaintive cry. |
| ruinous | Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. A ruinous course of action. |
| ruth | A feeling of pity, distress, or grief. |
| sad | Of things that make you feel sad. When I am dead my dearest Sing no sad songs for me. |
| sadly | To a regrettable extent; regrettably. He smiled sadly. |
| sorrowful | Feeling or showing grief. Sorrowful widows. |
| sorry | Causing dejection. We feel so ashamed that we keep quiet about the whole sorry business. |
| touching | Arousing affect. A touching reconciliation scene. |
| tragic | Very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction. A tragic accident. |
| unfortunate | Having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky. An unfortunate speech. |
| wretched | Of poor quality; very bad. Spent a wretched night on the floor. |
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