Calamity: Synonyms and Antonyms



Calamity


( Noun )


AT last, we had to face the calamity.

Synonyms

Distress

Misfortune

Trouble

Misery

Catastrophe

Affliction

Disaster

Contextual Examples:



The minister was move to see the misery of the distressed child labor employed in the weaving industry.

The loss of her job was a big misfortune.

Sometimes the members of opposition party create lot of trouble in the Parliament and obstruct the proceedings of the House.

The land reforms may have benefited the poor but not proved to be a catastrophe for the rich land-owners.

Our country is afflicted with twin disaster of food shortages and an exploding population.




Antonyms

Prosperity

Fortune

Peace

Joy

Tranquility

Happiness

Contextual Examples :



Recent agricultural research has made the farmers quite prosperous.

Land reforms have also brought fortune for the small farmer.

Peace is essential for the economic development of Punjab.

It gives me immense joy to inaugurate this library of the village.


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