DOOMSDAY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

doomsday

noun

Definition of doomsday

as in disaster

the day the world ends or is destroyed a warning that doomsday is near doomsday predictions

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Recent Examples of doomsday 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 But that is doomsday-thinking, and a 4-1 victory does not deserve such doubts. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 Faris embraced Laurie with frizzy blonde hair and doomsday preparations as a result of her traumatic experiences. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Tomorrow may, in fact, be doomsday. — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for doomsday

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Noun

The whole administration of the capital is threatened by this disaster.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 23 July 2026
But simply hoping things will bounce back is a recipe for disaster.

— Chris Adams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of disaster

Noun

Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman were even born, Cameron wrote a screenplay about an autonomous artificial intelligence system that triggers a nuclear apocalypse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
The simulator has options such as target practice, zombie apocalypse and even real-life self-defense scenarios.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

Definition of apocalypse

Noun

Arrighetti exited the mound at Rate Field after a brief conversation, continuing the right-hander’s confounding, two-month collapse while thrusting Houston’s rotation into a further state of flux.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Hence, the dissolution of Andriy and Bobby, the Ukrainian and Russian duo who already glommed on to each other in the first two episodes of this season of Project Runway and in this episode collapse fully and phenomenally.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of collapse

Noun

The Pan American Health Organization has also warned of a prolonged health crisis following the tragedy related to mental health, infectious diseases and poor sanitation.

— Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human–the BATMAN.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of tragedy

Noun

The crime thriller has Gray having helmed a semi-fictionalized return to his family life in mid-1980s Queens and is also a companion piece to his 2022 film Armageddon Time.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Good Omens is the story of an angel, Aziraphale (Sheen), and a demon, Crowley (Tennant), who gradually become friends over the millennia and team up to avert Armageddon.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026

Definition of Armageddon

Noun

At the heart of the celebration is Kyoto’s Yasaka Shrine, a Shinto site whose principal deity has long been revered as a protector against calamities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
With one day to go, DeChambeau’s week has been an electric circus of golf-adjacent calamity.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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