Synonyms of disastrous
42 similar words · 10 opposite words
Another word for disastrous is star-crossed. Other synonyms of disastrous are catastrophic, ill-starred, dire, sinister and ill-fated. The opposite of disastrous is lucky.
Synonyms and similar words for disastrous
adjectiveOf the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
- cataclysmicOf or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
- catastrophicDisastrous; ruinous.
adjectiveForeboding disaster; ill-omened.
- balefulPortending evil; ominous.
- ill-bodingWhich bodes evil; portending bad things.
- inauspiciousNot auspicious; ill-omened.
- ominous
- sinisterInauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
- augurousFull of augury; foreboding.
- bodefulPortentous; ominous; foreboding.
- bodingForeboding, ominous, portending.
- direWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- fatalForeboding death or great disaster.
- forebodingOf ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
- ill-fatedUnlucky; doomed.
- ill-omenedHaving a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
- ill-starredDoomed to a bad fate; hapless.
- brooding
- portentousOminously prophetic.
- presagefulFull of presages; ominous.
- presagiousForeboding; ominous.
- star-crossedIll-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
- divine obsoleteForeboding; prescient.
- inauspicate obsoleteInauspicious.
- nefastous rareInauspicious, disastrous, ill-omened.
- omenic rareHaving the quality of an omen; carrying ominous or prophetic significance.
- prodigious archaicHaving the nature of an omen or portent; ominous, portentous.
- sullen obsoleteMischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- apocalypticCatastrophic; disastrous.
- calamitousCausing or involving calamity; disastrous.
- cataclysmalAs noisy or destructive as a cataclysm.
- deadly
- debacularOf, like, or pertaining to a debacle; calamitous; tragic; suddenly shameful.
- destructive
- devastatingCausing devastation.
- eradicativeTending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
- extirpativeOf, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
- harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- lethalOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- pernicious
- ruinous
- woefulBringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
- disadventurous obsoleteUnfortunate; calamitous.
Opposite of disastrous
adjectiveForeboding disaster; ill-omened.
- auspicious
- fortunate
- auspicialOf or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
- favorable
- fortuitous
- lucky
- propitious
- prosperous
- serendipitous
- teratical obsoleteWonderful; ominous; prodigious.
Meaning of disastrous
- adjective Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
- adjective Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
disastrous in other languages
Questions about synonyms of disastrous
- What is another word for disastrous?
- Disastrous has 42 synonyms on Word.ws, such as star-crossed, catastrophic, ill-starred, dire, sinister, ill-fated, calamitous and foreboding.
- What is the opposite of disastrous?
- The opposite of disastrous is lucky.
- What does disastrous mean?
- Disastrous means of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
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