Synonyms and antonyms of General words meaning natural disaster in British Thesaurus

violence (noun)

extreme natural force, often causing great damage

disaster (noun)

something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people

catastrophe (noun)

an event that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer

calamity (noun)

an event that causes serious damage, or causes a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire

act of God (noun)

an event such as a flood, lightning, or an earthquake that is produced by natural forces, and that people have no control over

state of emergency (noun)

a situation in which a government takes action to deal with an event such as a flood or a fire that is putting a lot of people in danger

apocalypse (noun)

a situation in which many people die and many things are destroyed

geohazard (noun)

a harmful event caused by the earth, for example an earthquake, a tsunami, or a volcano

natural disaster (noun)

something that happens in nature and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people, for example a flood or an earthquake

cataclysm (noun)

literary a sudden natural event that causes a lot of damage, for example a flood or an earthquake