Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
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Apocalyptic
Synonyms for "apocalyptic" (104 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (31)
divinatorydoomfuldrearyevangelicevangelicalevangelisticevilevil-starredexposingeye openingeye-openingfatefulfatidicforebodingforecastingforeseeingforetellingforewarningfortunetellinggloomy
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Adjective(3 words)
Related words (52)
ill-starredinauspiciousinspiredloweringmanticmenacingmosaicnew-testamentof evil portentold-testamentominousoracularportendingportentouspredictionalpredictivepredictoryprefigurativeprefiguringpresageful
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Adjective(2 words)
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More general
4 entriesdescriptive adjectivefigurative descriptormetaphorical termqualifying term
More specific
8 entriesapocalyptic cinemaapocalyptic fictionapocalyptic imageryapocalyptic journalismapocalyptic literatureapocalyptic prophecyapocalyptic rhetoricapocalyptic scenario
Collocations
6 entriesapocalyptic cinemaapocalyptic fictionapocalyptic imageryapocalyptic literatureapocalyptic rhetoricapocalyptic scenario
Inflections
2 entriesmore apocalypticmost apocalyptic
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 17 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- apocalíptic adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Danish
1 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Dutch
1 entries- apocalyptisch adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Esperanto
1 entries- apokalipsa adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Finnish
1 entries- apokalyptinen adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
French
1 entries- apocalyptique adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
German
1 entries- apokalyptisch adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Greek
1 entries- αποκαλυπτικός adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Irish
1 entries- apacailipteach adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Polish
1 entries- apokaliptyczny adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Portuguese
2 entries- apocalíptico adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
- apocalítico adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Romanian
1 entries- apocaliptic adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Russian
1 entries- апокалипти́ческий adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Spanish
1 entries- apocalíptico adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Swedish
1 entries- apokalyptisk adj (of or relating to an apocalypse)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He described the current situation as apocalyptic.
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In some areas, ash is a meter deep, and it has given the normally green and lush island an apocalyptic appearance.
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Leading co-author of the report Roger Pulwarty agrees the data contained within the report is grim but does not see an apocalyptic picture ahead.
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