Synonyms for
Apocalyptic
Definition
Apocalyptic means describing or predicting disastrous events and conditions.
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Common collocations
- apocalyptic vision
- apocalyptic scenario
- apocalyptic predictions
- apocalyptic events
- apocalyptic fiction
- apocalyptic mood
- apocalyptic scale
Word family
noun apocalypse
adverb apocalyptically
Usage note
Often used to describe events or situations that are extremely bad or disastrous, even if not literally world-ending. Connotes a sense of overwhelming destruction or chaos.
Example sentences
- The apocalyptic movie was scary and intense.
- The apocalyptic fire burned down the entire forest.
- The apocalyptic predictions of the prophet frightened the villagers.
- The apocalyptic warnings of the scientist were ignored by the government.
- The apocalyptic vision of the artist depicted a post-apocalyptic world.
Quotes
I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I'm an optimist. We will reach out to the stars.
Our world faces a crisis as yet unperceived by those possessing power to make great decisions for good or evil.
The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it's only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse.
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