apocalyptic
adjective
apoc·a·lyp·tic
ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik 
variants
or less commonly apocalyptical
1
: of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
apocalyptic events
2
: forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : prophetic
apocalyptic warnings
3
: foreboding imminent disaster or final doom : terrible
apocalyptic signs of the coming end-times
4
: wildly unrestrained : grandiose
5
: ultimately decisive : climactic
an apocalyptic battle
Examples of apocalyptic in a Sentence
No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions.
a less apocalyptic view of the future
the apocalyptic destruction of the world
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The apocalyptic horror comedy Zombieland (2009) was a box office hit.
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Georg Szalai,
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4 July 2026
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Katie Mannion,
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3 July 2026
So that’s writing and production What about actually somehow getting a modern political thriller romance and a post-apocalyptic action show to work together and feel (somehow) like a cohesive season of television?
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2 July 2026
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2026
In the episode's last moments, the show jumps back more than 350 years to a pre-apocalyptic world where Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman), a congressman, meets up with a reporter named Helen (Jessica Henwick) for what appears to be a date.
—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
So that’s writing and production What about actually somehow getting a modern political thriller romance and a post-apocalyptic action show to work together and feel (somehow) like a cohesive season of television?
—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
There are apocalyptic scenarios, and there are apocalyptic scenarios.
—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for apocalyptic
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“Apocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalyptic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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