Synonyms & related words for calamity

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of calamity — including catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm, misfortune, mischance. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to calamity

Explore words related to calamity — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include calamitous, catastrophic, catastrophist, disastrous, cataclysmic, befalling, funest, befell. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for calamity

Common synonyms for calamity include catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm, misfortune, mischance, devastation, mishap — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does calamity come from?

The word calamity breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root calamity-, from Latin calamitas (“disaster”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.