TRAGEDIES Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

tragedies

noun

plural of tragedy

as in disasters

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction the earthquake and the ensuing damage was the worst tragedy to ever befall the city

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as in misfortunes

bad luck or an example of this it's the tragedy of many great artists not to be recognized for their genius until after they're dead

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Recent Examples of tragedies One of the tragedies of modern MLB ballparks has been losing their iconic features. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Seemingly disconnected except by my mother’s witness, these two events illustrate how tragedies can galvanize change. — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 There are also now safety measures being proposed along the river to prevent future tragedies. — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Extreme heat, drought, hail and wildfires are rampant across the world, and fires are no longer just occasional tragedies. — Kate Dingwall, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 But the legal system’s binary standard—sane and guilty, or insane and not—fits imperfectly with human intuitions about culpability in tragedies like the Clancys’. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 Reid, who has faced personal family tragedies, emphasized the team's love for Bieniemy and the need for time to heal. — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 However — barring any season 2 tragedies like the season 1 loss of Cap Fuller (James Brolin) — most of the main cast would likely reprise their roles, including Kelly and Duhamel. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 Multiple layers of protection — starting with four-sided isolation fencing, alarmed doors and windows leading to pool areas, and removing toys after swim time — can help prevent these tragedies. — Karen Cohn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

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Noun

Wildfires, earthquakes, severe storms and other disasters can leave little time to gather supplies or figure out where to go, so planning ahead can make all the difference.

— Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Flores experienced one of the country’s deadliest disasters in 1992, when an earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed about 2,500 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disasters

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But the fire this time was started by a son, which led to raging misfortunes that consumed his three brothers one by one, leaving only ashen memories for his surviving sister and aged parents to sift through.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Deer-Proof Your Garden To keep your flowers from being gobbled up by deer—one of the most heartbreaking of all garden misfortunes—choose flowers that people find glorious and deer find disgusting.

— Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Definition of misfortunes

Noun

The contrast is a reminder of the differences between the neighboring nations — their political systems, resources and the strength of their institutions — and a demonstration of how those can take on life-or-death importance in catastrophes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, envisions building space habitats that could house billions as a solution to environmental catastrophes on Earth.

— Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

Noun

Indeed, conflict and calamities are major factors in financial repression.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Defending champion Norris is 91 points back, even after winning the last race in Hungary, while fellow McLaren driver Piastri is seventh after a series of calamities throughout the season.

— Beau Dure, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of calamities

Noun

Based on Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, the surrealist musical follows one nuclear family across thousands of years and three apocalypses.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025

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