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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Entry-level roles are shrinking—maybe not across the board or as quickly as some doomsayers have predicted, but the data is growing.
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
To be sure, dollar doomsayers have consistently been proven wrong, and the greenback has surged against other top currencies during the Iran war.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The doomsayers would tell you that the whole enterprise software contingent is about to collapse taking all investors, public and private, with it.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2026
He’s known as a kind of technological monk, oscillating between prankster and doomsayer.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026
To be sure, dollar doomsayers have consistently been proven wrong, and the greenback has surged against other top currencies during the Iran war.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
The doomsayers would tell you that the whole enterprise software contingent is about to collapse taking all investors, public and private, with it.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2026
He’s known as a kind of technological monk, oscillating between prankster and doomsayer.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doomsayer
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“Doomsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsayer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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