postseason

noun

post·​sea·​son ˈpōs(t)-ˌsē-zᵊn 

plural postseasons

US, sports

: a period of time immediately after the regular season when teams play against each other in a series of games to determine a champion

NFL fans have been complaining that the 2016 postseason is the worst in history.

—Michael Salfino

The teams will face each other in the postseason.

—often used before another noun

a postseason game/victory

their postseason record

Examples of postseason in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Detroit has come out of the basement and is in line for a postseason spot. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

The Avs aren’t going anywhere in the postseason tournament without him. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2025

In 2025, Detroit seems headed for some sort of postseason play, with the ceiling being the fourth seed in the East and the floor being a Play-In Tournament berth. —Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

The economics would be difficult, particularly on the revenue side (ticket sales, media rights, postseason access). —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postseason

• milesian
• partizan
• preseason
• unreason
• reason
• season
• seizin
• treason