doomsday prophets

End-times forecasters

Doomsday prophets are people who predict catastrophic events or the end of the world.

The term usually carries skepticism—these figures warn of imminent disaster that rarely materializes: Doomsday prophets have been predicting the apocalypse for centuries.

The phrase extends to anyone who habitually forecasts worst-case scenarios: The economic doomsday prophets were wrong about inflation.

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endtimes · second coming · cult · rapture · tribulation · judgment · hellfire · signs · warnings · catastrophe · scripture · fanatics · zealots · Nostradamus · messiah · antichrist · preacher · pestilence

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outlook on the future

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Those expecting favorable results

futurists · utopians · visionaries · boosters

epistemic stance

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Those who doubt claims

rhetorical stance

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People who calm fears

comforters · soothers · apologists · deniers · minimizers

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