prophet of doom

prophet of doom
Synonyms and related words:
Cassandra, Druid, Eeyore, Jeremiah, admonisher, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, cautioner, crystal gazer, cynic, defeatist, divinator, diviner, divineress, flagman, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower, foreteller, fortuneteller, geomancer, haruspex, killjoy, lighthouse keeper, lookout, lookout man, malist, monitor, negativist, nihilist, palmist, pessimist, predictor, prefigurer, presager, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, psychic, pythoness, religious prophets, retreatist, seek-sorrow, seer, seeress, sentinel, sentry, signaler, signalman, soothsayer, vates, warner, weather prophet, worrywart

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • prophet of doom — PESSIMIST, doom monger, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra, Jeremiah; informal doom (and gloom) merchant. → prophet * * * prophet of doom noun A person who continually predicts unfortunate events, disasters, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑prophet * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • prophet of doom — if you want to listen to these prophets of doom, you may as well cash it in today Syn: pessimist, doom monger, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra, Jeremiah; informal Chicken Little …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Prophet of Doom — Girolamo Savonarola …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • (a) prophet of doom — someone who always expects bad things to happen. My father is convinced that this venture will fail, but then he s always been a prophet of doom …   New idioms dictionary

  • prophet of disaster — prophet of doom/disaster/ phrase someone who has a very negative view of life and thinks that only bad things will happen We’re going to prove all the prophets of doom wrong and make this business work. Thesaurus: people who are not happy,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • doom merchant — ˌprophet of ˈdoom | ˈdoom merchant idiom a person who predicts that things will go very badly • The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong. Main entry: ↑doomidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • prophet — UK [ˈprɒfɪt] / US [ˈprɑfɪt] noun Word forms prophet : singular prophet plural prophets 1) a) [countable] according to some religions, a man sent by God to lead people and teach them their religious beliefs b) the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of… …   English dictionary

  • prophet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ false, true ▪ Some believe that he was not a true prophet. ▪ great ▪ biblical, Old Testament PHRASES …   Collocations dictionary

  • prophet, prophetess — ▶ noun SEER, soothsayer, fortune teller, clairvoyant, diviner; oracle, augur, sibyl. Phrases ■ prophet of doom PESSIMIST, doom monger, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra, Jeremiah; informal doom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • prophet — proph|et [ˈprɔfıt US ˈpra: ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: prophete, from Latin, from Greek prophetes, from phanai to speak ] 1.) a man who people in the Christian, Jewish, or Muslim religion believe has been sent by God to lead them… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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