Synonyms for apocalypse
Most common
catastrophe cataclysm holocaust judgment day armageddon end-times
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Catastrophe — A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale
2. Armageddon — the unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global…
Other
revelation, manifestation, unveiling, exposure, disclosure, revealing
Definitions
- n. 1
A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale.
A nuclear apocalypse would have been possible if tensions went out of control during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- n. 2
The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
Meronyms: Final Judgment, Judgment Day, judgement day, judgment day
Related words
- Word family
- apocalyptic
- Phrases
- zombie apocalypse
Forms
- Plural
- apocalypses → catastrophes, cataclysms, holocausts, eschatons…
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The Apocalypse unveils the future, as if to the very gaze of the seer; the whole gospel is a disclosure of the mercy of God; the character of Christ is a manifestation of the divine holiness and love; all Scripture is a revelation of the divine will.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- holocaust Everyone seems to love to obfuscate the Holocaust.
- catastrophe Is the world on the edge of a nuclear catastrophe?
- cataclysm Tom lives in constant fear of a cataclysm.
- doomsday Why are so many of his movies about doomsday scenarios?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| apocalypse | rising | |
| holocaust | steady | |
| catastrophe | steady | |
| cataclysm | rising | |
| doomsday | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- exposure3, doomsday2, eschaton
- 9 letters
- revealing3, holocaust3, unveiling3, cataclysm4
- 10 letters
- revelation4, disclosure3, armageddon4
- 11 letters
- catastrophe4
- 13 letters
- manifestation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exposure3 = 3 syllables).