What does apocalyptic mean?

apocalyptic means "prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in apocalyptic?

apocalyptic has 5 syllables: a-po-ca-lyp-tic. The stress falls on "lyp". In IPA it is /əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk/.

What is another word for apocalyptic?

Close synonyms include apocalyptical, revelatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apocalyptic a common word?

apocalyptic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Apocalyptic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
Synonymsapocalyptical revelatory
Similarprophetic
2.
of or relating to an apocalypse

Questions about apocalyptic

What does apocalyptic mean?: apocalyptic means "prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in apocalyptic?: apocalyptic has 5 syllables: a-po-ca-lyp-tic. The stress falls on "lyp". In IPA it is /əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk/.

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