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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Yet this complacent optimism sat side by side with an apocalyptic appetite for random assassination, the propaganda of the deed.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Fragility of Tangible Wealth The catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles have left behind an apocalyptic landscape of destruction, reducing over 12,000 homes and buildings to ash.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, samizdat books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the political thriller is set in the serene community of Paradise inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals who — spoiler alert — are among the 25,000 residents living in a bunker following an apocalyptic event.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Fragility of Tangible Wealth The catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles have left behind an apocalyptic landscape of destruction, reducing over 12,000 homes and buildings to ash.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, samizdat books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Produced by Disney’s 20th Television, the political thriller is set in the serene community of Paradise inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals who — spoiler alert — are among the 25,000 residents living in a bunker following an apocalyptic event.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Apocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalyptic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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