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

Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire. — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Some economists, such as Ben Zipperer from the Economic Policy Institute, said AI’s impact on jobs has so far been more limited than what some doomsday scenarios initially predicted. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

The elevator moment is only one of the silent visual callbacks to Season 1 as a way to bid farewell to our favorite doomsday survival bunker underneath Colorado City (jury’s out on the one revealed underneath the Denver Airport). — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

But there is no denying that the Padres’ 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks at the end of deadline day provided a glimpse at their doomsday scenario. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 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