disastrously

In ruinous fashion

Disastrously means in a way that causes disaster or complete failure.

A plan can go disastrously wrong, a campaign can fail disastrously, an investment can perform disastrously.

The word often carries dramatic emphasis: The evening ended disastrously when the host collapsed mid-toast.

catastrophic

catastrophically

In devastating manner

ruinously · cataclysmic · apocalypse · tsunami · earthquake · hurricane · tornado · flood · avalanche · eruption

consequential

irreparably

Beyond possible repair

permanently · ruinously · damagingly · harmfully · destructively · detrimentally · cripplingly · crushingly · devastatingly · catastrophically

unfortunate

regrettably

With disappointment expressed

woefully · deplorably · grievously · pitifully · miserably · wretchedly · unluckily · inauspiciously · unfavorably · adversely

failure

catastrophically

In devastating manner

epically · fiasco · debacle · blunder · collapse · downfall · ruin · bankruptcy · defeat · implosion

chaotic

chaotically

In complete disorder

mayhem · bedlam · turmoil · upheaval · disorder · anarchy · frenzy · havoc · shambles · unraveled

Opposites
outcome quality

disastrouslywonderfully

In an excellent manner

brilliantly · magnificently · splendidly · excellently · wondrously

fortune/luck

disastrouslyfortunately

By favorable circumstance

auspiciously · luckily · propitiously · providentially · serendipitously

execution quality

disastrouslyappropriately

In a suitable manner

properly · competently · skillfully · expertly · adeptly

Family

disastrous, disastrousness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G