95 entries under difficulty topic. ×

68
disaster(noun, upset, trouble, help, disorder)
54
catastrophe(noun, action, upset, trouble, act)
38
misfortune(noun, action, upset, trouble, act)
20
affliction(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, wrong)
19
distress(noun, trouble, burden, pain)
17
misery(noun, trouble, ruin, wrong, abuse)
17
trouble(noun, ruin, defeat, blow)
16
adversity(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, blow)
15
hardship(noun, adjective, trouble, ruin, abuse)
15
mishap(noun, action, upset, trouble, act)
14
tribulation(noun, trouble, distress, burden)
14
woe(noun, trouble, ruin, wrong, harm)
13
plague(noun, trouble, ruin, burden)
12
scourge(noun, trouble, ruin, burden)
12
trial(noun, trouble, ruin, defeat, blow)
10
reverse(noun, upset, trouble, ruin, blow)
8
grief(noun, trouble, ruin, distress)
7
cross(noun, trouble, blow, burden)
6
burden(noun, trouble, ruin, evil, blow)
6
contretemps(noun, blow, cross, failure)
10 years ago|16k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). calamity thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/calamity/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "calamity thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/calamity/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, calamity thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/calamity/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "calamity thesaurus" 23 March 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/calamity/thesaurus/synonyms>