Synonyms of apocalypse

apocalypse

noun

ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips 

as in disaster

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• catastrophe
• tragedy
• calamity
• collapse
• accident
• crash
• cataclysm
• debacle
• fatality
• Armageddon
• upheaval
• doomsday
• casualty
• meltdown
• bloodbath
• convulsion
• misfortune
• blow
• end-time
• paroxysm
• mishap
• misadventure
• blast
• mischance
• double whammy
• one-two

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• windfall
• manna
• godsend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apocalypse

The end of the world has come in many forms for Robert and Michelle King, television’s reigning masters of the feel-good/feel-bad apocalypse. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Iñárritu’s play-within-a-film-within-an-apocalypse structure invites the audience to mock Cruise’s character, only to dismiss that catharsis as cold comfort. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

In it, Cruise disappears behind makeup and prosthetics into the role of Texas oilman Digger Rockwell, whose company sparks an ecological disaster that could end in nuclear apocalypse. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

The surreal French film Delicatessen, cowritten and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie) and Marc Caro, points its off-kilter lens at the oddball residents of an apartment building that’s scraping by post-apocalypse. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026