Armageddon

[ahr-muh-ged-n] / ˌɑr məˈgɛd n /

NOUN

apocalypse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilation cataclysm catastrophe devastation

STRONG

decimation

WEAK

end of the world

NOUN

battlefield

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arena battleground front line

STRONG

field front salient

WEAK

combat zone theater of operations theater of war

NOUN

end of the world

Synonyms

WEAK

apocalypse catastrophe final battle final battleground showdown between good and evil total annihilation

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Shortly after midnight Friday, as Marc B. was leaving the courthouse in a police van, he shouted "Portugal Armageddon" toward journalists gathered outside.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

And one resident likened the outage in January - which SEW blamed on Storm Goretti and power cuts - to "Armageddon".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Based on the state of the tariff world at that time, it looked like trade Armageddon had started.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Rather than obsess about Armageddon, I submerged myself in routine.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

“You may as well wait for Armageddon as that.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Armageddon

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