Describing Wordsfor Catastrophe

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Here are some adjectives for catastrophe: final and wonderful, horrifying arbitrary, tremendous but incomprehensible, embarrassing continental, appalling geological, terrible stupid, whole dire, unforeseen and unheard-of, mechanical or natural, deliberately vivid, minor botanical, plains--fatal, gravest physical, needlessly improbable and startling, needlessly improbable, great diluvial, more, unlimited, spectacular and terrible, vast and abysmal, plaustral, certainly terrible and unforeseen, utterly unforeseen and unheard-of, mighty terrestrial, terrific, world-wide, photogenic human, blinding, inevitable, terribly stupid, potential evolutionary, dreadfully imminent, worst diplomatic. You can get the definitions of these catastrophe adjectives by clicking on them. You might also like some words related to catastrophe (and find more here).

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Words to Describe catastrophe

Below is a list of describing words for catastrophe. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe catastrophe:

final and wonderful horrifying arbitrary tremendous but incomprehensible embarrassing continental appalling geological terrible stupid whole dire unforeseen and unheard-of mechanical or natural deliberately vivid minor botanical plains--fatal gravest physical needlessly improbable and startling needlessly improbable great diluvial more, unlimited spectacular and terrible vast and abysmal plaustral certainly terrible and unforeseen utterly unforeseen and unheard-of
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mighty terrestrial terrific, world-wide photogenic human blinding, inevitable terribly stupid potential evolutionary dreadfully imminent worst diplomatic immense but endurable early worldwide absolutely unimaginable unheard-of natural latest and most spectacular stupendous cosmic man-made geological long and wholesale terrible but apparently necessary entirely natural and probable keen and unforeseen peculiarly thought-out unknown geologic sudden and innocent big and dreadful sorrowful and mysterious final world-shattering fearful and imminent melodramatic or violent incomprehensible, elemental stupendous, malicious terrible but incurable sad but simple modest but inevitable mighty and imminent ignoble and tragic annoying and serious impending and appalling awful heathenish such--er--personal climactic athletic unexpected and avoidable impassioned and unexpected thoroughgoing civic fresh harmonic fatally impending final, irremediable mightiest and bloodiest unfortunate horrible tremendous world-shaking literal great vast and irremediable cosmic geological intolerable and shameful strange, impending fatal and premature nameless inner truly scenical striking and truly scenical inevitably tragical first-class diplomatic quite mortal awful and final sudden and subversive ecological and cultural distant, quiet horrible, nameless major natural common and inevitable span>terribly stupid dreadful global monstrous genetic little, awful genuine global appalling and immediate great inevitable did�final did�final and ultimate damned unreal bloody, horrible self-inflicted technological final and ineluctable nuclear environmental biologically self-inflicted global geological true and quite literal horrible global unsolved genetic resultant seismic great and most unjust distinct actual last deplorable miserable and unexpected dreadful and incomprehensible inevitably resultant similar world-wide sudden and unimaginable widespread and overwhelming far-off but inevitable bridegroom--final immediate and most serious pitiable and frightful violent and universal violent and general great and tragical appalling national occasional tragic vast hemispherical terrible, unforeseen dire, mysterious same irremediable tremendous geological fatal historical charming and bloody hideous, overwhelming frightful and widespread awful impending wonderful and impressive nearer and smaller dreadful and unexpected certainly terrible final, inevitable sad and fatal romantic, historical stunning, numbing unfortunate and violent splendid but awful unexpected and yet natural greatest and most tragic absurdly tragic terrible and inexplicable solemn and tragical wonderfully condensed immediately imminent fine first-class sudden but natural combinatorial total ecological single cosmic truly tragical sufficiently tragic speedy and fatal similar sad vague, incomprehensible unique natural greater global almost certain and immediate punctuational much ongoing unforeseen natural unprecedented human delightfully ironic mere complete minimum global military and environmental stupendous financial genuinely biblical horrible emotional historically necessary imminent and awful separate and appropriate impending personal marvellously powerful swift, appalling great, disastrous sudden and incomprehensible immense revolutionary sudden and dire inevitable and inexorable final tragic horrible, shameful present impending dire domestic dreadful spiritual altogether probable great far-off next galactic utterly unforeseen final and terrible atomic and other impending global natural stellar present bloody fatal and final hungarian jewish perhaps bloody colossal military singular and incredible sufficiently miserable impending and inevitable exceedingly romantic unparalleled economic late fearful present monstrous broad and striking fearful physical fearful political diluvial terrible spiritual huge and distant potential global internal medical new unforeseen seemingly impending good planetary terrible and unjust fresh and terrible whole grotesque fearful and fatal bloody and mysterious sudden and fatal great and incomprehensible frightful moral <span>environmental final and ultimate simply appalling global environmental final solar fearfully rapid striking and terrible sad and bloody severe and general bizarre and terrible such impending such crowning final cosmic impending great terrible last overwhelming recent sad less unnatural inevitable political single global original prehistoric impending financial fatal and unexpected ultimate and inevitable last dire slightly theatrical great final grand and final same ridiculous terrible and unexpected great world-wide vast physical tragical equally ridiculous sudden and tragic apparently necessary next political present immense single terrible ancient and universal great ignorant more indefinite rather repulsive single grand secret and terrible terrible and tragic last hospital impending social entirely unforeseen terrible economic regicidal bhopal financial and administrative possible nuclear dermatological almost arctic social and environmental serious domestic world-shaking last and crowning sudden and final recent domestic sudden and terrible vast and awful less drastic natural or man-made important special sudden and awful similar local final great rare and exceptional sudden nervous recent terrible sudden and dreadful present european same overwhelming vast economic more strategic final and inevitable imminent other sinister famous national same sinister still unexplained unforeseen major environmental final and fatal last fearful frightful great prehistoric recent geological mere commonplace such tragic same tremendous huge natural great cosmical great geological other horrid final long-deferred quite literal sudden and appalling world-shattering more damaging ecological final and absolute rather ludicrous lastest certain and immediate terrible personal whole sad irremediable same volcanic new and original perfectly absurd possibly fatal new and horrible seemingly inevitable sudden and overwhelming major economic sudden and singular great solar dreadful terrible sad and terrible such celestial sudden, swift now common global last terrible other unforeseen more signal fatal sudden and strange more deplorable more impressive entirely natural great and universal such certain scenical inevitable sudden terrible socio-economic great and final appalling wonderfully successful irreparable certain inner great domestic last and worst unthinkable such possible such dire tragic crowning awful own sad overwhelming moral or spiritual same common last dreadful _moral fearful unexpected new rather grave last and final geological unimaginable closely similar such moderate more terrible unforseen such dismal great physical world-wide sad utter and complete environmental cosmic other terrible whole horrible ordinary physical other social whole miserable worldwide one-man last fatal horrible almost unprecedented deplorable more terrifying same dreadful almost inevitable greatest military more appalling totally unexpected somewhat startling major political greatest single more bloody great natural great and general great national cardiovascular more tragic unexpected conjugal regrettable major military sudden strange and unexpected financial scatological state-run tremendous general economic great naval irredeemable last great general social undiluted unintentional sad, sad major and minor economic more awful almost unbelievable seismic other major great political city-wide ineluctable such violent wholly unexpected next great interdimensional such moral self-inflicted universal endurable strange and awful incomprehensible three-hour other dreadful thought-out sudden and violent humanitarian ultimate purely local life-and-death major more fatal avoidable dire eugenic unprecedented mournful great social unparalleled moral and political stupendous more unpleasant such evident natural last big alcoholic real or imaginary more frightful more tremendous such monstrous serious political socialist foreseeable great historic merely local almost certain man-made disastrous exciting new terrible, terrible two-fold unheard-of untoward planetary great european definable eventful shocking hideous more dreadful bloodiest utter moral similar comparatively recent great and sudden great commercial demographic malicious other political abysmal immediate great historical violent bloody inconceivable oncoming unspeakable unbelievable humiliating subversive unhappy social and economic continental marital national dismal epochal evolutionary worst possible great and terrible astounding such dreadful greatest cozy terrifying hemispherical greater and greater such awful fortunate social last sad serious convulsive inner spectacular arbitrary worse geologic sorrowful political great moral unfortunate such general worst domestic elemental impersonal total slow-motion chimerical recent possible nation-wide cataclysmic ongoing inexcusable botanical grievous more human nameless potential melodramatic calamitous climatic unromantic enigmatical signal diplomatic heartbreaking heart-rending physical disheartening ridiculous vocal unexplained heathenish great public unsuitable other great conceptual terrific doleful condensed sublunary general ignoble drastic ral late speedy nuclear unequaled unmanageable more violent conceivable double ill-timed more serious abrupt grander premeditated disgraceful nouvelle lurid complete comical horrid widespread latest impressive veritable horrifying twofold stupid periodical cosmical more effective premature felicitous shameful instantaneous toxic degrading sinister wholesale localized unlucky political and social numbing dramatic generalized large-scale memorable disconcerting stellar personal ambulatory earthbound much greater social and political cruel harmonic all-important mortal european existential sudden and unexpected portentous inglorious galactic pestilential distressing singular magical immense startling mightiest providential volcanic greatest possible somewhat similar graver joyful common revolutionary biblical miserable squalid more complete minor genetic ruinous damaging celestial more general archaeological chilean familial unspecified all-out cultural logical ical primal initial unavoidable supernatural burlesque actual grand infinite absolute untold probable pleasurable decisive favorable spectral humorous noticeable aboriginal present soviet more dangerous ludicrous random solar incalculable inexorable age-old resultant woeful recurrent unknown severest sickening pitiable international further unfathomable unbearable grave psychological same great grim historical spiritual historic interstellar horrific lethal undeserved exemplary immeasurable far-off whole mutual cerebral athenian painful annoying peaceful mysterious primeval such terrible atomic gruesome incurable polar momentous forthcoming remarkable indefinite above-mentioned prehistoric watery awesome posterior swift first-rate scientific stunning temporal onrushing sicilian destructive obvious rueful inert seeming monstrous goddamned fresh military local more recent subsequent inexplicable matrimonial comparative colossal uncertain emotional improbable astonishing vast spatial turbulent malign gloomy accidental fateful impassioned commonplace obscure unnatural mighty stormy unqualified unlimited sublime appropriate awkward blinding criminal indeterminate happy vivid athletic ominous polish technological civic repulsive embarrassing mental unjust strange strategic civil weighty mechanical external original biological miraculous administrative extraordinary incredible nearer terrestrial limited syrian goddam theatrical retail pitiless preposterous nervous diabolical serial devastating foul triumphant proverbial striking monumental wonderful commercial triple bitter arctic exceptional musical public alarming nobler naval unworthy legitimate cosy shredded unpredictable pathetic biggest flaming inhuman grandiose bureaucratic unusual subterranean morbid intolerable unreal definite devilish conventional apparent silent ironic absurd titanic outright exterior thorough desirable successive superb fiery wider desperate vague slippery vulgar aforesaid next divine glorious romantic physiological complex astronomical spherical material gigantic enormous happier fitting particular darkest proper welcome geographical evident unaccountable insane slight endless human admirable grandest formidable psychic charming poetic scandalous mindless necessary entire pleasing own personal brutal preliminary heaviest distant well-known first-class gallant hypothetical sentimental murderous sheer chaotic ill severe additional occasional moderate polite literal different dazzling metaphysical wretched single thrilling urban grotesque breathless extreme industrial mythical 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Words to Describe catastrophe

As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "catastrophe" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "catastrophe" are: final and wonderful, horrifying arbitrary, tremendous but incomprehensible, embarrassing continental, and appalling geological. There are 995 other words to describe catastrophe listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe catastrophe suits your needs.

If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "catastrophe" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.

Note also that if there aren't many catastrophe adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is catastrophe?

Describing Words

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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