Usually means: Sudden and violent large-scale event.
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  1. cataclysmal: Merriam-Webster
  2. cataclysmal: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cataclysmal: Vocabulary.com
  4. cataclysmal: Wordnik
  5. cataclysmal: Wiktionary
  6. Cataclysmal, cataclysmal: Dictionary.com
  7. Cataclysmal: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. cataclysmal: Rhymezone
  9. Cataclysmal: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. cataclysmal: FreeDictionary.org
  11. cataclysmal: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. Cataclysmal: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. cataclysmal: Legal dictionary

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▸ adjective:  As noisy or destructive as a cataclysm.

Similar:
destructive, catastrophical, catastrophic, superdestructive, catawampus, devastative, tumultuous, hyperdestructive, ultradestructive, hell-roaring, more...

Opposite:
peaceful, calm, tranquil, serene, uneventful

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Similar:
destructive, catastrophical, catastrophic, superdestructive, catawampus, devastative, tumultuous, hyperdestructive, ultradestructive, hell-roaring, more...

Opposite:
peaceful, calm, tranquil, serene, uneventful



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