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(əpɒkəlɪptɪk)
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Apocalyptic means relating to the total destruction of something, especially of the world.
...the reformer's apocalyptic warnings that the nation was running out of naturalresources.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Apocalyptic means relating to or involving predictions about future disasters and the destruction of the world.
...a gloomy and apocalyptic vision of a world hastening towards ruin.
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apocalyptic in British English

(əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk)
adjective
1. 
outstanding in revelation, prophecy, or significance
2. 
of or like an apocalypse
Derived forms
apocalyptically (aˌpocaˈlyptically)
adverb

apocalyptic in American English

(əˈpɑkəˈlɪptɪk)
adjective
1. 
of or like an apocalypse
2. 
of or relating to a sudden and violent end of the world
3. 
of or constituting a culminating or decisive event, turning point, etc., esp. one that is unsettling or threatening
noun
4. 
a system of beliefs about the end of the world, esp. that it will be sudden, violent, and destructive
Derived forms
apocalyptically (aˌpocaˈlyptically)
adverb

Examples of 'apocalyptic' in a sentence
apocalyptic

Six months ago the predictions were apocalyptic.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Despite apocalyptic predictions after the spill, tourism and fishing in the area appear to have recovered.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Forecasters, councils and that miserable bloke down the pub showered us with apocalyptic weather warnings this week.
The Sun (2017)
We hope his apocalyptic prediction is wrong.
The Sun (2008)
Labour politicians have been issuing similarly apocalyptic warnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yet the city remained a mind-boggling mixture of apocalyptic ruin and a return to routine.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is far short of the apocalyptic predictions being made in the 1970s.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Plus, they got sick of apocalyptic predictions that began to prove false.
The Sun (2014)
Still, some of the more apocalyptic predictions for 2012 proved over the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So, let's take the apocalyptic scenario first.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Here is their most apocalyptic scenario yet: Billions dead.
The Sun (2007)
The row came in a Referendum special where the Chancellor stood by apocalyptic warnings about threats to house prices and jobs.
The Sun (2016)
(adjective) 
He saw the news in apocalyptic terms.
Synonyms
disastrous
the recent, disastrous earthquake
terrible
She admits her French is terrible.
devastating
the devastating force of the floods
tragic
the tragic loss of so many lives
fatal
It dealt a fatal blow to his chances.
dreadful
They told us the dreadful news.
destructive
the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons
harmful
the harmful effects of smoking
dire
We found ourselves in a dire predicament.
catastrophic
A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage.
detrimental
These foods are considered detrimental to health.
calamitous
a calamitous air crash
cataclysmic
Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was.
unpropitious
cataclysmal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of calamitous
Definition
resulting in or from disaster
a calamitous air crash
Synonyms
disastrous,
terrible,
devastating,
tragic,
fatal,
deadly,
dreadful,
dire,
catastrophic,
woeful,
ruinous,
cataclysmic
in the sense of cataclysmic
Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was.
Synonyms
disastrous,
devastating,
catastrophic,
calamitous,
convulsionary
in the sense of catastrophic
A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage.
Synonyms
disastrous,
devastating,
tragic,
calamitous,
cataclysmic

Nearby words of
apocalyptic

  • aplenty
  • aplomb
  • apocalypse
  • apocalyptic
  • apocryphal
  • apogee
  • apologetic

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