What does doomsayer mean?
Doomsayer means One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom..
Doomsayer
/ˈduːmˌseɪ.ə/ · noun
Meaning
One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom..
Example Sentences
Even from the doomsayers you hear reflections of hope. Nobody wants "it" to happen. In his darkest moments, man is aware that, while he may be limited, humankind need not be.
4: THE DOOMSAYERS¶ So many people have written so many books and articles forecasting doom at the end of the twentieth century that we cannot possibly do credit to all of them here.
He is not a doomsayer or a conspiracy theorist. A ceramist, Mr. Kunze simply inhabits a longer view of history, one in which humans are the dinosaurs, facing down a probable extinction.
Critics of the doomsayers, meanwhile, are becoming more outspoken.
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What is a synonym for doomsayer?
Common synonyms include apocalyptic, apocalypticist, doomsdayer, doomtard.
What is the opposite of doomsayer?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use doomsayer in a sentence?
Even from the doomsayers you hear reflections of hope. Nobody wants "it" to happen. In his darkest moments, man is aware that, while he may be limited, humankind need not be.
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