prophet of doom
Predicts only catastrophe
A prophet of doom is someone who persistently predicts disaster, catastrophe, or decline.
The phrase carries skepticism—implying the person may be exaggerating or enjoying their gloomy forecasts: The prophets of doom said the economy would collapse, but it recovered.
Unlike a legitimate warning, a prophet of doom often seems to relish bad news.
Habitual dissenter
- CassandraIgnored prophet of doom
- Chicken LittleFolk tale's famous worrywart
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- defeatistOne expecting inevitable failure
skeptic · alarmist · worrywart · killjoy · wet blanket · doubter · misanthrope · Eeyore
Notice of future trouble
- omenProphetic indicator
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- portentSign of future calamity
- predictionForecast of coming events
augury · premonition · foreboding · presage · sign · herald · precursor · cautionary tale
Prophesied apocalyptic conclusion
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- RevelationProphetic biblical finale
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- tribulationState of great distress
antichrist · judgment day · millenarianism · eschatology · apocalypse · doomsday · second coming · Book of Daniel
Dark and dispiriting
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
menacing · sinister · dark · grim · baleful · portentous · chilling · fateful
Sudden ruinous event
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- collapseSudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
ruination · extinction event · climate collapse · nuclear holocaust · mass extinction · overpopulation · resource depletion · pandemic
Quality of being unavoidable
- hopelessnessState without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
determinism · defeatism · nihilism · futility · inescapability · sealed fate · powerlessness · predetermined
naysayer
Habitual dissenter
- CassandraIgnored prophet of doom
- Chicken LittleFolk tale's famous worrywart
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
defeatist · skeptic · alarmist · worrywart · killjoy · wet blanket · doubter · misanthrope · Eeyore · Jeremiah
forewarning
Notice of future trouble
prediction · augury · premonition · foreboding · presage · sign · herald · precursor · cautionary tale · wake-up call
end times
Prophesied apocalyptic conclusion
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- RevelationProphetic biblical finale
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
tribulation · antichrist · judgment day · millenarianism · eschatology · apocalypse · doomsday · second coming · Book of Daniel · fire and brimstone
gloomy
Dark and dispiriting
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- bleakDreary and without cheer
foreboding · menacing · sinister · dark · grim · baleful · portentous · chilling · fateful · brooding
disaster
Sudden ruinous event
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- collapseSudden structural failure
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
devastation · ruination · extinction event · climate collapse · nuclear holocaust · mass extinction · overpopulation · resource depletion · pandemic · famine
inevitability
Quality of being unavoidable
- hopelessnessState without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
predestination · determinism · defeatism · nihilism · futility · inescapability · sealed fate · powerlessness · predetermined · unstoppable
prophet of doomoptimist
Habitually hopeful person
Pollyanna · eternal optimist · cheerleader · utopian · idealist
prophet of doommotivational speaker
One who delivers uplifting addresses
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