18
catastrophic(adjective, help, awful, terrible, miserable)
18
disastrous(adjective, help, awful, terrible, miserable)
17
ruinous(adjective, help, awful, terrible, painful)
15
calamitous(adjective, help, awful, terrible, miserable)
14
destructive(adjective, help, grave, unfortunate, injurious)
13
fatal(adjective, help, painful, suffering, dreadful)
11
cataclysmal(adjective, help, destructive)
10
devastating(adjective, dreadful, harmful, unfortunate, injurious)
8
dire(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful)
8
harmful(adjective, dreadful, unfortunate, injurious, damaging)
8
tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched, unfortunate)
7
damaging(adjective, harmful, injurious, deadly, destructive)
7
fateful(adjective, help, deadly)
4
baneful(adjective, grave, harmful, injurious, damaging)
4
deadly(adjective, sad, awful, painful, suffering)
4
deleterious(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
4
dreadful
4
injurious(adjective, harmful, damaging, deadly, destructive)
4
pernicious(adjective, dreadful, harmful, injurious, damaging)
3
terrible
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