calamitous
Bringing total ruin
Calamitous describes something that brings or involves calamity—disaster, catastrophe, severe misfortune.
A calamitous flood devastates a region.
A calamitous decision leads to ruin.
The word carries weight; it suggests consequences that are not merely unfortunate but deeply damaging: The war proved calamitous for both nations.
Causing severe damage
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
- cataclysmicViolently destructive in scale
- destructiveCausing severe harm
annihilation · devastation · wreckage · collapse · ruination · desolation · havoc · ravaging
Causing great sorrow
- grievousCausing intense suffering
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
affliction · anguish · misery · plight · hardship · distress · torment · casualties
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentousOminously significant
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- ill-omenedPortending misfortune ahead
- inauspiciousShowing poor prospects
fateful · baleful · sinister · unpropitious · cursed · accursed · unlucky · star-crossed
devastating
Causing severe damage
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
- cataclysmicViolently destructive in scale
destructive · annihilation · devastation · wreckage · collapse · ruination · desolation · havoc · ravaging · obliteration
tragic
Causing great sorrow
harrowing · affliction · anguish · misery · plight · hardship · distress · torment · casualties · displacement
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- portentousOminously significant
- ill-fatedDestined to fail
- ill-omenedPortending misfortune ahead
inauspicious · fateful · baleful · sinister · unpropitious · cursed · accursed · unlucky · star-crossed · jinxed
calamitousfortunate
Enjoying favorable circumstances
blessed · beneficial · favorable · advantageous · propitious