40 entries under devastating topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful)
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evil(adjective, awful, black, atrocious, harmful)
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calamitous(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
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catastrophic(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful)
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baleful(adjective, dark, awful, terrible, gloomy)
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mortal(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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ruinous(adjective, awful, terrible, painful, suffering)
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destructive(adjective, grave, unfortunate, injurious, mortal)
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cataclysmic(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful)
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fatal(adjective, sad, heavy, painful, suffering)
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baneful(adjective, dark, gloomy, grim, harmful)
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deadly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, painful)
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hurtful(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful)
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harmful(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, dreadful)
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noxious(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
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fell(adjective, heavy, fear, acute, harmful)
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damaging(adjective, bad, severe, awful, terrible)
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deleterious(adjective, nasty, harmful, injurious, damaging)
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noisome(adjective, terrible, wicked, harmful, injurious)
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wreckful(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
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