DOOMY Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

doomy

adjective

ˈdü-mē

Definition of doomy

as in ominous

being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come the surging doomy music in the background was an unmistakable sign that things would not end well for the movie's hero

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Recent Examples of doomy As the song progresses, more elements—slow-moving filter sweeps, waltzing arpeggios, a deep and doomy bassline—appear and disappear, moving into the fore of the stereo field before corroding and flaking away. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026 The runner-up, sanewashing, was doomy, but more of a criticism of how the media handled Trump than of Trump himself. — Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025 Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025 On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees. — David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doomy

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As evening descends on Paris, there are ominous signs for what lies ahead tonight.

— Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Once storms roll through, things will change with temperatures falling for the afternoon, light rain and drizzle around, and cloudy ominous skies.

— Ron Smiley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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