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
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
Examples of postapocalyptic in a Sentence
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Homestead, about the actions of a small town when the world erupts in postapocalyptic chaos, launches Dec. 20.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Fichtner will appear in the postapocalyptic film St. Sebastian and provide the voice of John G. Nicolay (President Lincoln's private secretary) in the historical film The Gettysburg Address.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Like the previous Quiet Place films, Day One presents a postapocalyptic world where making the slightest sound summons bloodthirsty alien creatures hellbent on destruction.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
The show is a ritual — a series of rituals, in fact, though the context is not ancient but postapocalyptic.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Many people speculate that the site will become some sort of postapocalyptic bunker in case of civilization collapse.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
Her audience’s eyes were still recovering from her high-wire gyrations, her postapocalyptic backup ravers, and her many, many lasers.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
On the elevator shaft, someone had drawn murals reminiscent of the postapocalyptic video game Fallout.
—Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
Its iconic palm trees jut out of the water like props in a postapocalyptic movie.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Fichtner will appear in the postapocalyptic film St. Sebastian and provide the voice of John G. Nicolay (President Lincoln's private secretary) in the historical film The Gettysburg Address.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Like the previous Quiet Place films, Day One presents a postapocalyptic world where making the slightest sound summons bloodthirsty alien creatures hellbent on destruction.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
The show is a ritual — a series of rituals, in fact, though the context is not ancient but postapocalyptic.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Many people speculate that the site will become some sort of postapocalyptic bunker in case of civilization collapse.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
Her audience’s eyes were still recovering from her high-wire gyrations, her postapocalyptic backup ravers, and her many, many lasers.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
On the elevator shaft, someone had drawn murals reminiscent of the postapocalyptic video game Fallout.
—Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
Its iconic palm trees jut out of the water like props in a postapocalyptic movie.
—Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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