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

But even non-billionaire buyers want creature comforts for the apocalypse. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

At 81 years old, Harrison reaches new heights of his celebrated literary career with this fabular imagining of the apocalypse. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Trust a Tim Burton production to make the apocalypse look cutely creepy. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

The world Orlando imagined takes place after the apocalypse, not in the middle of it. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the apocalypse

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