doomsday

noun

dooms·​day ˈdümz-ˌdā 

often attributive

1

: a day of final judgment

2

: a time of catastrophic destruction and death

Examples of doomsday in a Sentence

a warning that doomsday is near

Recent Examples on the Web

That doomsday scenario came to pass in devastating fashion on Wednesday, when two massive, back-to-back quakes damaged or collapsed scores of buildings, leaving at least 1,430 dead, more than 3,200 injured and spurring a desperate search for survivors buried beneath the rubble. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Trading the doomsday script for innovation, adaptation and development would save trillions of dollars — and do far more for both people and the planet. — Bjorn Lomborg, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Reasonable government policies make that eminently achievable, which puts doomsday off for many years. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

When the Iran war broke out, analysts almost unanimously warned that a three-month closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be a doomsday scenario for the global oil system. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing doomsday

• doomsday machine
• from now until doomsday

Rhymes for doomsday

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

doomsday

noun

dooms·​day ˈdümz-ˌdā 

: judgment day