as in ominous
being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come
the surging doomy music in the background was an unmistakable sign that things would not end well for the movie's hero
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Recent Examples of doomy
Looking for more doomy reading?
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
This doesn’t need to be a doomy, gloomy point.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
As the song progresses, more elements—slow-moving filter sweeps, waltzing arpeggios, a deep and doomy bassline—appear and disappear, moving into the fore of the stereo field before corroding and flaking away.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
The runner-up, sanewashing, was doomy, but more of a criticism of how the media handled Trump than of Trump himself.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
James joined local band Death, adding free-ranging alto sax solos to its doomy sound derived from the Stooges and the Velvet Underground.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Apr. 2026
This doesn’t need to be a doomy, gloomy point.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
As the song progresses, more elements—slow-moving filter sweeps, waltzing arpeggios, a deep and doomy bassline—appear and disappear, moving into the fore of the stereo field before corroding and flaking away.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
The runner-up, sanewashing, was doomy, but more of a criticism of how the media handled Trump than of Trump himself.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
James joined local band Death, adding free-ranging alto sax solos to its doomy sound derived from the Stooges and the Velvet Underground.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomy
Adjective
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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Needless to say, something very sinister and deadly lies at the end of their path.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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The author, known for sinister tales like The Whistler and Sisters of the Lost Nation, has built a reputation for reinventing classic horror tropes by weaving in Native American folklore and stories passed down from his grandmother, an elder of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The suspect was known to police and had more than a dozen arrests, including for menacing and slashing at people with a sharp object, according to two law enforcement sources.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Doomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomy. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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