postseason

noun

post·​sea·​son ˈpōs(t)-ˌsē-zᵊn 

plural postseasons

US, sports

: a period of time immediately after the regular season when teams play against each other in a series of games to determine a champion

NFL fans have been complaining that the 2016 postseason is the worst in history.

—Michael Salfino

The teams will face each other in the postseason.

—often used before another noun

a postseason game/victory

their postseason record

Examples of postseason in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aside from a small number of postseason football bowl games, the CSC is also unique in being the only for-profit governing body, association or multi-school organization in college sports. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025

These were expressions, feelings Snitker has rarely, if ever, shown to reporters, even after the Braves’ postseason losses in each of the past three years in their first playoff round. —David O'Brien, New York Times, 8 June 2025

The Yankees, still, are a perennial postseason team, not having finished under .500 since 1993. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025

Florida is only 4-3 at home this postseason, with goals 18-18. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postseason

• milesian
• partizan
• preseason
• unreason
• reason
• season
• seizin
• treason