Chicken Little

noun

Definition of Chicken Little

: one who warns of or predicts calamity especially without justification

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Synonyms & Antonyms for Chicken Little

Synonyms

Cassandra, doomsayer, doomsdayer, doomster

Antonyms

optimist, Pollyanna

Examples of Chicken Little in a Sentence

some called him Chicken Little, but the climatologist had the data to back up his warning on global warming

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Dictionary Entries near Chicken Little

chicken-livered

chicken lobster

chicken mushroom

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The first known use of Chicken Little was in 1895

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