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 The drip-drip of cuts announcements is like a marketing campaign counting down to BBC doomsday. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 Coxon is the existential-risk everyman — his delivery of the doomsday message mirrors everyday conversations people working in AI have with those in the ever-growing AI doomer community. — Rumman Chowdhury, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Outlining a bioweapon doomsday scenario, the report said novel pathogens could be created in a lab, delivered to target locations, and spread to infect large populations of people in multiple places. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Now, an explosion of interest worldwide has magnified long-simmering questions about how exactly an AI doomsday scenario could materialize. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doomsday

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Noun

After the storms, Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation that made additional state resources available for response and recovery, his office said.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Exhibitors include first responder agencies and non-governmental organizations that showcase new technologies, offer recruitment opportunities, and demonstrate local preparedness and disaster response capabilities.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of disaster

Noun

The new series picks up after Korra’s actions, which inadvertently lead to an apocalypse that forces humanity to take refuge in the titular Havens, all of which have visually distinct identities.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
In addition, there's a killer-looking dark apocalypse comedy and a docuseries about one of the most famous boxers of all time.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of apocalypse

Noun

The top prize there was awarded to The Lake, directed by Abby Ellis, a film exploring the environmental catastrophe posed by the rapidly shrinking Great Salt Lake in Utah.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Mahomes’ rapid recovery from last year’s ACL/LCL catastrophe is great news for Kansas City fans and the NFL’s TV/streaming partners, as he and the Chiefs are slated to pop up in as many as 12 national windows before the playoffs arrive.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of catastrophe

Noun

But for meantime, Aldabra Atoll offers a rare story of hope, showing a landscape where nature rebounded from near collapse and giant tortoises reclaimed their habitat.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Another major collapse occurred at the provincial government headquarters in Coclé, where an entire side of the building gave way, exposing the offices inside.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapse

Noun

There’s a slickness to the carnage that rubs uncomfortably against the film’s humanist ethos, rendering artificial (for all Shen Teng’s trembling and mouth-contorting labors) the horrific tragedies that befall its characters.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
After Monday’s tragedy prompted Six Flags Over Georgia to evacuate guests, a spokesperson said the amusement park will reopen Friday.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 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

The protagonist becomes a wise-guy version of Benjamin’s Angel of History, watching calamities accumulate before his eyes.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The toxic loans were also packaged and peddled around the world to banks everywhere, resulting in a calamity.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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