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
Episode one will see Romesh Ranganathan give advice on staying relevant, while Theroux appears in episode two discussing whether Buxton should be more ‘doomy’ to compete in the modern podcast space.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Negar Azimi,
The New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2024
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Looking for more doomy reading?
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomy
Adjective
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.
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Listening to most records felt shaky, ominous, like reintroducing food after a stomach bug.
Adjective
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Disclosure Day sees Daniel (O'Connor) and Margaret (Blunt) racing to evade the sinister Wardex corporation with the ultimate goal of disclosure.
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Over the past decade, Pride Nights have morphed into something much larger, radical and sinister, in my opinion.
Adjective
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The yin and yang found in 21 Savage’s menacing whispers over the bass and drums, derivative of Tay Keith’s style, and his stark threats over Metro Boomin’s familiar keys create atmospheric success.
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Fryer, who lives in Clifton, is now charged with assault, menacing and reckless endangerment.
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“Doomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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