APOCALYPTIC Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

apocalyptic

adjective

ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik

variants also apocalyptical

as in climactic

of, relating to, or being a major turning point the apocalyptic Battle of Stalingrad, which led to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany

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Recent Examples of apocalyptic There’s no shortage of seemingly apocalyptic phenomena flooding our lives every day. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 20 Jan. 2025 The entertainment industry’s creativity in telling apocalyptic stories has typically missed an element the L.A. wildfires have made more vivid, scientists say, which is the importance of human cooperation across communities. —

Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 Among them: the failure of L.A. fire officials to pre-deploy resources in Pacific Palisades after the National Weather Service’s apocalyptic Jan. 6 warning of the nightmare to come. —

U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 The apocalyptic inferno has torn through the affluent neighborhood, forcing various celebrities to flee. —

Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for apocalyptic

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All the preceding intrigue is really a setup for climactic dialogues between father and daughter that are quiet, unpleasant, but fully loaded with stinging emotional payoff.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
When a former member of an elite tactical unit swoops in on the enemy in this Netflix film, the effect is more ridiculous than climactic — our hero’s on a dorky paraglider, and the move lands as inadvertent comedy rather than pulse-pounding thriller.

— Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025