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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Asked on This Week with George Stephanopoulos about John Fetterman’s advice that Democrats calm down a little rather than elevate every Trump controversy to a matter of existential urgency, the Connecticut senator replied with a flurry of apocalyptic rhetoric about Elon Musk and all his works.
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
The idea is that no country would dare to launch a massive or even limited nuclear strike against an adversary because the result would be a massive counter strike that would turn any nuclear exchange into an apocalyptic scenario where neither side survives.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
The United States bears some responsibility for the apocalyptic destruction visited upon Gaza, after all, having provided Israel with much material support.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The sight of a huge fireball from my driveway felt like a scene from an apocalyptic movie.
—Misti Allison, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
The idea is that no country would dare to launch a massive or even limited nuclear strike against an adversary because the result would be a massive counter strike that would turn any nuclear exchange into an apocalyptic scenario where neither side survives.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
The United States bears some responsibility for the apocalyptic destruction visited upon Gaza, after all, having provided Israel with much material support.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
The sight of a huge fireball from my driveway felt like a scene from an apocalyptic movie.
—Misti Allison, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Apocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocalyptic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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