doom-mongers
Professional disaster forecasters
Doom-mongers are people who habitually predict disaster or catastrophe, often with an implication that their warnings are exaggerated or unwelcome.
The term carries dismissive overtones—suggesting the person dwells on worst-case scenarios: The doom-mongers said the economy would collapse, but it recovered.
Also doom-monger (singular) and the verb doom-monger.
Expert commentators on affairs
- commentatorsThose who analyze publicly
- tabloidsSensational gossip newspapers
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- clickbaitSensationalized content for traffic
sensationalism · alarmists · ratings · viral · broadcast · coverage · panic-inducing · scaremongering
Prolonged economic decline
- crashSudden violent impact
- collapseSudden structural failure
- inflationSustained price level increase
- depressionProlonged low state
bears · pessimists · bubble · meltdown · austerity · default · crisis · forecasters
Those who evaluate work
- worry-wartsHabitually anxious people
- alarmistsThose spreading excessive worry
- fearmongersThose spreading exaggerated dangers
- prophetsProclaimers of sacred truth
pessimists · naysayers · killjoys · wet-blankets · scaremongers · exaggerators · doomsayers · gloomsters
Those who reject claims
- skepticsThose who doubt claims
- activistsPeople working for causes
- scientistsSystematic knowledge seekers
- warningsAdvance notices of danger
extinction · collapse · apocalypse · crisis · alarmism · Greta · emissions · catastrophe
pundits
Expert commentators on affairs
- commentatorsThose who analyze publicly
- tabloidsSensational gossip newspapers
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
clickbait · sensationalism · alarmists · ratings · viral · broadcast · coverage · panic-inducing · scaremongering · apocalyptic
recession
Prolonged economic decline
depression · bears · pessimists · bubble · meltdown · austerity · default · crisis · forecasters · analysts
critics
Those who evaluate work
- worry-wartsHabitually anxious people
- alarmistsThose spreading excessive worry
- fearmongersThose spreading exaggerated dangers
prophets · pessimists · naysayers · killjoys · wet-blankets · scaremongers · exaggerators · doomsayers · gloomsters · catastrophists
deniers
Those who reject claims
- skepticsThose who doubt claims
- activistsPeople working for causes
- scientistsSystematic knowledge seekers
warnings · extinction · collapse · apocalypse · crisis · alarmism · Greta · emissions · catastrophe · environmentalists
doom-mongersoptimists
Those expecting favorable results
utopians · boosters · cheerleaders · futurists · bulls
doom-mongersreassurers
People who calm fears
morale-boosters · encouragers · soothers · comforters · motivational speakers
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