doomsayer
noun
doom·say·er
ˈdüm-ˌsā-ər 
: one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
Examples of doomsayer in a Sentence
Don't listen to the doomsayers.
doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst
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He’s known as a kind of technological monk, oscillating between prankster and doomsayer.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
For another, this drubbing, unlike many previous ones, was triggered not by fears of a bubble but rather concern that AI is on the verge of supplanting the business models of a wide swathe of companies that doomsayers have long predicted were at risk.
—Brody Ford, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
But given the dismal prognostication record of climate doomsayers — wasn’t New York City supposed to be under water by now?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Their mini-quests provide a bit of decent action here and there, as well as plenty of principled banter between a blinkered optimist (Lucy) and jaded doomsayer (Ghoul).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
For another, this drubbing, unlike many previous ones, was triggered not by fears of a bubble but rather concern that AI is on the verge of supplanting the business models of a wide swathe of companies that doomsayers have long predicted were at risk.
—Brody Ford, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
But given the dismal prognostication record of climate doomsayers — wasn’t New York City supposed to be under water by now?
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Their mini-quests provide a bit of decent action here and there, as well as plenty of principled banter between a blinkered optimist (Lucy) and jaded doomsayer (Ghoul).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Doomsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsayer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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