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 …—
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Gretchen Crowleypostapocalyptic films [=films that are set in a postapocalyptic world]
postapocalypse
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
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The landscapes of southernmost Louisiana pair opulent biodiversity with postapocalyptic desolation.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Since 2021, Fogelman has had consecutive nominations in one of the two categories, dating back to the NBC drama This Is Us, on which Sterling K. Brown, who now leads his postapocalyptic Hulu thriller, starred.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s because the second half of the episode is a postapocalyptic John Hughes comedy or an episode of Community.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Nausicaä herself is practically the primal Ghibli protagonist, a young woman whose kindness, curiosity, and joie de vivre bring light to her valley — one of the last refuges of humanity in a postapocalyptic future.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Since 2021, Fogelman has had consecutive nominations in one of the two categories, dating back to the NBC drama This Is Us, on which Sterling K. Brown, who now leads his postapocalyptic Hulu thriller, starred.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
That’s because the second half of the episode is a postapocalyptic John Hughes comedy or an episode of Community.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Nausicaä herself is practically the primal Ghibli protagonist, a young woman whose kindness, curiosity, and joie de vivre bring light to her valley — one of the last refuges of humanity in a postapocalyptic future.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Postapocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postapocalyptic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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