postapocalyptic
adjective
post·apoc·a·lyp·tic
ˌpōst-ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik 
: existing or occurring after a catastrophically destructive disaster or apocalypse
In a postapocalyptic world where nature has become just as violent as humanity …—
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Gretchen Crowleypostapocalyptic films [=films that are set in a postapocalyptic world]
postapocalypse
noun
The postapocalypse has been trendy for a while, but of late, there seems to be a spate of tales of the end times, and we eat them up.
—Molly Eichel
Molly Eichel
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It’s been more than two years since the end of The Last of Us Season One, and even longer for the show’s two weary postapocalyptic heroes: taciturn Joel (Pedro Pascal) and his surrogate daughter Ellie (Bella Ramsey).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite having Dolph Lundgren on board (who is still looking great), this zombie movie about a suicide-squad group of soldiers trying to rescue a possible cure from deep inside a postapocalyptic containment zone just … exists.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The Aussie actress also played dual roles in the postapocalyptic adventure movie Love and Monsters (2020), alongside Dylan O’Brien.
—EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Set in a postapocalyptic world, the series follows 14-year-old Shinji Ikari, who is recruited to pilot a giant biomechanical weapon called an evangelion to defend humanity against mysterious beings known as Angels.
—Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Despite having Dolph Lundgren on board (who is still looking great), this zombie movie about a suicide-squad group of soldiers trying to rescue a possible cure from deep inside a postapocalyptic containment zone just … exists.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The Aussie actress also played dual roles in the postapocalyptic adventure movie Love and Monsters (2020), alongside Dylan O’Brien.
—EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Set in a postapocalyptic world, the series follows 14-year-old Shinji Ikari, who is recruited to pilot a giant biomechanical weapon called an evangelion to defend humanity against mysterious beings known as Angels.
—Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Postapocalyptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postapocalyptic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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