doomsday

noun

dooms·​day ˈdümz-ˌdā How to pronounce doomsday (audio)
Synonyms of doomsdaynext
often attributive
1
: a day of final judgment
2
: a time of catastrophic destruction and death

Examples of doomsday in a Sentence

a warning that doomsday is near
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Any changes at this point could be a doomsday scenario for the sport, conjuring memories of what baseball lost in 1994. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026 As the pair channel-flipped through Channel 4, Burnham down a whole canister of Twiglets following the PM’s reveal of his favorite doomsday-prepping snacks. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026 By now, the superlatives used to describe AI are endless—both as a path to a new day, and as a path to doomsday. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Since April 2023, over 400 bodies have been exhumed from shallow graves believed to be linked to Mackenzie’s doomsday cult. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doomsday

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of doomsday was before the 12th century

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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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