postapocalyptic
adjective
post·apoc·a·lyp·tic ˌpōst-ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik 
: existing or occurring after a catastrophically destructive disaster or apocalypse
In a postapocalyptic world where nature has become just as violent as humanity …
Gretchen Crowley
Gretchen Crowleypostapocalyptic films [=films that are set in a postapocalyptic world]
postapocalypse
ˌpōst-ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips
noun The postapocalypse has been trendy for a while, but of late, there seems to be a spate of tales of the end times, and we eat them up. Molly Eichel
Molly Eichel 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Set in a postapocalyptic future and six months after a global invasion by extraterrestrials, 90 percent of the human population has been obliterated. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 June 2022 An obsolete, unused, hulking power plant greets motorists on U.S. Highway 1 between Cocoa and Titusville with postapocalyptic imagery. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2021 Creator Shinichiro Watanabe conjures a postapocalyptic landscape of casinos and dive bars, where refugees from Earth have colonized other planets, mixing cultures and clinging to pop-cultural detritus. Judy Berman, Time, 15 Nov. 2021 Enter the mind of an insane artist in Layers of Fear, fight a murderous cop in the thrilling 12 Minutes, and face all kinds of horror in postapocalyptic games like The Last of Us and the Metro series. Simon Hill, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021 The Last of Us, and countless other postapocalyptic entertainments. Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 Watching a postapocalyptic film more than a year into a global pandemic is an exercise in the uncanny. Jerrine Tan, Wired, 16 June 2021 Lepucki’s take on the postapocalyptic genre briefly came to fame in the context of Amazon’s notorious dispute with the publishing conglomerate Hachette over e-book pricing. Mark Mcgurl, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 One of Sweet Tooth’s greatest strengths is its ability to infuse postapocalyptic horror with wonder and delight, which prevents the show from becoming too bleak and heavy. Oliver Sava, Vulture, 5 June 2021 See More
Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 June 2022 An obsolete, unused, hulking power plant greets motorists on U.S. Highway 1 between Cocoa and Titusville with postapocalyptic imagery. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Dec. 2021 Creator Shinichiro Watanabe conjures a postapocalyptic landscape of casinos and dive bars, where refugees from Earth have colonized other planets, mixing cultures and clinging to pop-cultural detritus. Judy Berman, Time, 15 Nov. 2021 Enter the mind of an insane artist in Layers of Fear, fight a murderous cop in the thrilling 12 Minutes, and face all kinds of horror in postapocalyptic games like The Last of Us and the Metro series. Simon Hill, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021 The Last of Us, and countless other postapocalyptic entertainments. Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 Watching a postapocalyptic film more than a year into a global pandemic is an exercise in the uncanny. Jerrine Tan, Wired, 16 June 2021 Lepucki’s take on the postapocalyptic genre briefly came to fame in the context of Amazon’s notorious dispute with the publishing conglomerate Hachette over e-book pricing. Mark Mcgurl, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 One of Sweet Tooth’s greatest strengths is its ability to infuse postapocalyptic horror with wonder and delight, which prevents the show from becoming too bleak and heavy. Oliver Sava, Vulture, 5 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above