apocalyptically
In doomsday fashion
Apocalyptically describes something done in the manner of an apocalypse—with catastrophic, world-ending intensity.
It modifies actions or conditions that suggest total destruction or dramatic finality: The sky darkened apocalyptically as the storm approached.
Often used hyperbolically: Traffic was apocalyptically bad.
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- doomsdayProphesied world's end
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
end-times · cataclysm · holocaust · obliteration · ruination · world-ending · catastrophe · collapse
Fearful anticipation of harm
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- portentousOminously significant
- menacingConveying threat or danger
dreadful · dark · brooding · ominous · sinister · threatening · baleful · ill-omened
Foretelling of future events
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
rapture · tribulation · biblical · messianic · millennial · visionary · harbinger · omen
Violent, large-scale disaster
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- sea-changeRadical, sweeping transformation
- resetRestore to original state
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
renewal · era-defining · epoch-making · revolutionary · irreversible · total · complete · utter
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- doomsdayProphesied world's end
extinction · end-times · cataclysm · holocaust · obliteration · ruination · world-ending · catastrophe · collapse · wasteland
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- portentousOminously significant
menacing · dreadful · dark · brooding · ominous · sinister · threatening · baleful · ill-omened · bleak
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
foretelling · rapture · tribulation · biblical · messianic · millennial · visionary · harbinger · omen · sign
cataclysm
Violent, large-scale disaster
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- sea-changeRadical, sweeping transformation
- resetRestore to original state
rebirth · renewal · era-defining · epoch-making · revolutionary · irreversible · total · complete · utter · radical
apocalypticallymildly
In a gentle way
slightly · modestly · minimally · moderately · negligibly
apocalypticallygradually
In slow stages
incrementally · slowly · progressively · steadily · gently
apocalypticallyhopefully
With optimistic expectation
optimistically · promisingly · auspiciously · reassuringly · benignly