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

Why private credit may avoid a ‘crisis-apocalypse’ Blackstone’s scale attracts outsized scrutiny, and investors’ attempts to pull money from its private credit funds earlier this year made headline news. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Messages break down, signals decay, information rots; the stuff of everyday data dystopia and media apocalypse, but in Braxton’s hands, raw material to be shaped into something recombinant and strange. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026

The Bronx spans several blocks of Calle 56 and looks like a junkyard apocalypse. — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Worried about the dog in the sci-fi apocalypse thriller The End of Oak Street? — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026