END-TIME Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

end-time

noun

Definition of end-time

as in Armageddon

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Recent Examples of end-time He was raised Presbyterian but exposed to a swirl of end-times ideas. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Here are the start and end-times for each portion of the upcoming free play period. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Trump says likewise—and brandishes variations of the QAnon end-time faith to invite his followers to imagine the most gruesome varieties of cosmic comeuppance on offer. — Matthew Avery Sutton, Washington Post, 7 May 2025 Lori and Chad Daybell adopted end-times religious beliefs and claimed they had been called to fulfill a divine mission. — Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for end-time

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Noun

The crime thriller has Gray having helmed a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens and is also a companion piece to his 2022 film Armageddon Time.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Good Omens is the story of an angel, Aziraphale (Sheen), and a demon, Crowley (Tennant), who gradually become friends over the millennia and team up to avert Armageddon.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026

Definition of Armageddon

Noun

Those forecasts add hope for office workers after top AI leaders previously signaled a jobs apocalypse was imminent.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of apocalypse

Noun

The episode marked the latest instance of Congress trying and failing to advance AI legislation amid a growing debate over whether, if at all, to regulate the technology that industry leaders warn may pose doomsday threats to humanity.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2026
The list of potential risks and scenarios has garnered widespread attention, leaving everyday people to assess the doomsday predictions.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of doomsday

Noun

On the present trajectory, the US and China are hurtling toward the very calamity that Kissinger warned about.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Their images, as much as those from stationary TV cameras or professional photographers, became our window onto the calamity.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of calamity

Noun

Stagg, however, became convinced the day would be stormy – bringing swell and poor visibility that would spell disaster.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Sep. 2026
Nepal's disaster management agency said five more bodies were located in a different location and equipment was being sent to recover them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of disaster

Noun

More than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead and thousands remain missing after the catastrophe, according to authorities in both countries.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
As the story moves breathlessly through the neighborhood’s streets and interiors, Kodeih, who also edited the feature, and cinematographer Tony Kopec zero in on a jumpy, kinetic tension between looming catastrophe and potential triumph.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

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