disasters

NOUN

accident, trouble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calamity catastrophe collapse crash debacle defeat emergency failure fiasco flood harm hazard holocaust mishap setback tragedy woe

STRONG

adversity affliction bale bane blight blow bust casualty cataclysm collision depression exigency fall flop grief misadventure mischance misfortune reverse rock rough ruin ruination slip stroke undoing upset washout

WEAK

act of God bad luck bad news fell stroke hard luck hot water ill luck the worst

Antonyms

STRONGEST

achievement advantage attainment benefit blessing boon good fortune good luck happiness joy miracle success victory win wonder

STRONG

aid building creation encouragement fortune health help prosperity triumph

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disasters

The accident is one of the deadliest air disasters in ⁠Nigeria in recent years.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It is one the worst air disasters in recent years in Africa's most populous country.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It is paying interest to this day: “It is astonishing to think of the wars, revolutions, religious revolt, pandemics and other disasters this bond has survived,” the author marvels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

At the same time, however, companies make multibillion-dollar decisions based not on the possibility of wars or natural disasters, but rather on even demand with a multiyear, and sometimes multidecade, horizon.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ben walked around with some very tiny fraction of his mind alert to the probabilities of disasters in real life.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis