the apocalypse

noun

: the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible

Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.

waiting for the apocalypse

Examples of the apocalypse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Rapture now joins the ongoing list of doomsday theories that have captivated the masses, such as the 2000 Y2K bug or when the ancient Mayan calendar predicted the apocalypse on Dec. 21, 2012. —Dalila Muata, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025

That character is Stacey Gross, a California weather reporter played by McDermott with a facial expression that matches her neon-pink pencil skirt and ever-present Stanley tumbler full of prosecco — a coiffed and frozen mask, armored with Sephora against the apocalypse. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025

Surviving the apocalypse has become the ultimate luxury. —Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025

There would be plenty of clothes still around from before the apocalypse. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the apocalypse

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• airships
• airstrips
• clerkships
• eclipse
• ellipse
• equips
• filmstrips
• gunships
• judgeships
• lightships
• outstrips