Vocabulary
Apocalyptic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world.
Urdu meaning
کشفی، الہامی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It reflects how apocalyptic narratives are being shaped in sections of the American far right.As for the rest of us, we too are witnessing the unsettling nature of recent events, beginning with Israel`s war in Gaza.
Dawn Editorials —
Trump`s gambit
— 2026-04-18
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Images coming out of Gaza and Tehran have been nothing short of apocalyptic, including those from the Minab bombing in Iran in which at least 160 schoolgirls were killed.
Dawn Editorials —
Vicarious trauma
— 2026-03-28
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That women making their own choices in life like men in Pakistan do every single day somehow explains a brutal murder reveals an extreme level of misogyny in society that is both grotesque and apocalyptic.
Dawn Editorials —
Darkness for women
— 2025-12-06
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When will the penny drop?` The apocalyptic images emerging from Gaza are beyond words.
Dawn Editorials —
Nakba II to rock Europe, ME
— 2025-05-18
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Ranked among the most climate-vulnerable nations, it endures extreme heat, apocalyptic floods, prolonged droughts, and choking air pollution.
Dawn Editorials —
No time left
— 2025-02-06
Synonyms
catastrophic, momentous, ominous, portentous, life-and-death, serious, grave
Antonyms
inconsequential, unimportant, trivial
Curator example
“the apocalyptic visions of ecologists”
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