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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Released 18 years after 28 Weeks Later (2007), the third installment in the postapocalyptic horror series is set on one of the British Isles, where a community has flourished, isolated from the more evolved versions of the infected that still terrorize the region.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
On Vince Gilligan’s postapocalyptic drama series, Pluribus, Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn) is one of 13 people immune to an alien virus that has absorbed every other living person’s personality into a collective consciousness, erasing their individuality.
—Maris Kreizman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Who knew the Academy was so into postapocalyptic desert raves?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
This latest event is reminiscent of the book series written by Suzanne Collins, which features a plotline where one male and one female contender from each district of a postapocalyptic North America fight to the death.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
On Vince Gilligan’s postapocalyptic drama series, Pluribus, Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn) is one of 13 people immune to an alien virus that has absorbed every other living person’s personality into a collective consciousness, erasing their individuality.
—Maris Kreizman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Who knew the Academy was so into postapocalyptic desert raves?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
This latest event is reminiscent of the book series written by Suzanne Collins, which features a plotline where one male and one female contender from each district of a postapocalyptic North America fight to the death.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for postapocalyptic
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“Postapocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postapocalyptic. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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