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Colossal vs Catastrophic - What's the difference?

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Colossal is a related term of catastrophic.


As adjectives the difference between colossal and catastrophic

is that colossal is extremely large or on a great scale while catastrophic is of or pertaining to a catastrophe.

colossal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely large or on a great scale.
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    Synonyms

    * (extremely large) enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast * See also

    Related terms

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    catastrophic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
  • Disastrous; ruinous.
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    Synonyms

    * catastrophal

    Antonyms

    * anastrophic