apocalyptic
adjective
apoc·a·lyp·tic
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or less commonly apocalyptical \ -ti-kəl
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Definition of apocalyptic
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
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Other Words from apocalyptic
apocalyptically
\ -ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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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This 1979 film from Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky predated the disaster by seven years, but its tale of the title character, a guide who leads people into the Zone, an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape, seems eerily prescient. — Lewis Beale, Los Angeles Times, "There’s more to know about the Chernobyl disaster," 19 Aug. 2019 There is here a strain of fervid and sometimes apocalyptic Christianity, and visions of the Rapture must have a certain appeal for people who already have been left behind. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "The White Ghetto," 23 July 2019 Your fave Riverdale stars look glam and tragic AF in the series of shots that show the two in high-fashion garb amongst some sort of post-apocalyptic situation. — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, "Cole Sprouse Reveals His First Kiss Happened In the Back of a Hearse," 29 July 2019 And just like that, Mad Mack’s Burger Co. (named after two of their nieces, not the post-apocalyptic Mel Gibson character) was born. — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, "52 Weeks of Burgers: Mad Mack’s Burger Co.," 26 July 2019 There was time travel, space travel, a post-apocalyptic Earth rescued via time and space travel, and blue aliens. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "So Long, You Weird, Space-Time-Defying Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," 19 July 2019 Plan your trip: Get into a Moscow Metro mood by reading Metro 2033, a post-apocalyptic novel by Russian author Dmitry A. Glukhovsky. — Robert Chg, National Geographic, "See why the world’s best subway lines are destinations unto themselves," 19 July 2019 Elisabeth & Charlotte’s Dramatic Finger Touch Adult Charlotte and adult Elisabeth from post-apocalyptic 2053 see each other through the portal that opens up from the dark matter in the power plant in 2020. — Abbey Maxbauer, refinery29.com, "Where The End Of Dark Season 2 Leaves Us," 30 June 2019 Her first White House Christmas decorations were downright apocalyptic, as Quartz and others noted. — Heather Timmons, Quartz, "The rocky history of Melania Trump’s FLOTUS PR strategy," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'apocalyptic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for apocalyptic
apocalyptic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of apocalyptic
: of, relating to, or involving terrible violence and destruction
: of or relating to the end of the world
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