postapocalyptic

American  

[pohst-uh-pahk-uh-lipt-ik] / ˌpoʊst əˌpɑk əˈlɪpt ɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or set in the period following an apocalypse, such as an imagined nuclear war or the collapse of global civilization.

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Other Word Forms

• post-post-apocalyptic adjective
• postapocalyptically adverb

Example Sentences

James Cameron hopes to light up the box office with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Fallout’ brings another season of postapocalyptic sci-fi to Prime Video, Dib Bangkok expands Thailand’s contemporary-art scene, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Postapocalyptic tales have long filled our screens, but this one, based on Hugh Howey’s trilogy, is one of the best.

From Los Angeles Times

Next year, he’ll appear in box-office heavyweight Ridley Scott’s postapocalyptic pandemic tale The Dog Stars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recording from his home in Pasadena, he has played men and women of all ages, races, nationalities and abilities, as well as “postapocalyptic people living in trees and empresses of fictitious planets,” he notes.

From Los Angeles Times

In the sequel panel, the tables have turned: The same guy is chained in a postapocalyptic hellscape while the woman lounges happily with her robot overlord, smugly nibbling chocolates.

From Slate