Synonyms of apocalypse

apocalypse

noun

ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips 

as in disaster

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• catastrophe
• tragedy
• calamity
• collapse
• accident
• crash
• cataclysm
• debacle
• fatality
• Armageddon
• upheaval
• doomsday
• casualty
• meltdown
• bloodbath
• convulsion
• misfortune
• blow
• end-time
• paroxysm
• mishap
• misadventure
• blast
• mischance
• double whammy
• one-two

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• windfall
• manna
• godsend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apocalypse

The rest of the season followed suit, delivering Teri's (Enuka Okuma) apocalypse story, and so much more. — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

The same year, another, longer-running TV version focused on the story of survivors after an alien apocalypse that had wiped out most of the Earth's population. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026

Closing the Manhattan Bridge, diverting traffic, and managing the safety of staging a zombie apocalypse downtown required the cooperation and manpower of multiple agencies with their own sets of pressing priorities and responsibilities. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

These are the shows that capture our post-9/11 paranoia through science fiction, or the fear of economic collapse through the zombie apocalypse, or our obsession with individuality through 1960s advertising. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026