postapocalyptic

adjective

post·apoc·a·lyp·tic ˌpōst-ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik

: existing or occurring after a catastrophically destructive disaster or apocalypse

In a postapocalyptic world where nature has become just as violent as humanity …—

Gretchen Crowley

postapocalyptic films [=films that are set in a postapocalyptic world]

postapocalypse

ˌpōst-ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips

noun

The postapocalypse has been trendy for a while, but of late, there seems to be a spate of tales of the end times, and we eat them up. —

Molly Eichel

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How does a novelty candy end up in a postapocalyptic bunker hundreds of years later? —

Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 Heretic Photo: Kimberley French/A24 Filmmaking duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods made a name for themselves with 2018’s A Quiet Place, a postapocalyptic movie about survivors forced to live in silence. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 The first is a Turkish feature sci-fi, postapocalyptic movie called Grain, directed by Semih Kaplanoglu. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 This follows the 2007 release of 28 Weeks Later, their sequel to their postapocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for postapocalyptic

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postapocalyptic was in 1956

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“Postapocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postapocalyptic. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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