apocalyptic

1. 1.

   prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

   Synonymsapocalypticalrevelatory

   Similarprophetic
2. 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/.

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.