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
On the one hand, the music nestled alongside the doomy Goth rock of the Cure and Siouxie and the Banshees.
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David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
James joined local band Death, adding free-ranging alto sax solos to its doomy sound derived from the Stooges and the Velvet Underground.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The song begins with a jangly blues guitar lick before kicking into a doomy metal riff that sounds custom built for Osbourne’s voice.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
There were doomy, crashing chords, relentless drumming, a pounding keyboard, and some vigorous tambourine.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
An ancient fear of pirates, especially, in the glassless porthole windows (small, to attract less attention) that seem like vigilant, doomy eyes.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019
Andy Haldane, the chief economist for the Bank of England, which was one of the sources of those doomy prognostications, agrees.
—John Lanchester, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2017
David Chiu, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The book is narrated by a woman left to raise Renata, the dull and doomy teen-age daughter of a philandering husband who has abandoned them.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
James joined local band Death, adding free-ranging alto sax solos to its doomy sound derived from the Stooges and the Velvet Underground.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The song begins with a jangly blues guitar lick before kicking into a doomy metal riff that sounds custom built for Osbourne’s voice.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
There were doomy, crashing chords, relentless drumming, a pounding keyboard, and some vigorous tambourine.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
An ancient fear of pirates, especially, in the glassless porthole windows (small, to attract less attention) that seem like vigilant, doomy eyes.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2019
Andy Haldane, the chief economist for the Bank of England, which was one of the sources of those doomy prognostications, agrees.
—John Lanchester, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomy
Adjective
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There’s the ominous sense that the monkeys lurking around the resort might just be the same ones wielding swords in the frescoes.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Those recall notices referred to a permanent solution without specifying what that might be—something that could be read as ominous or hopeful.—
Eric Bangeman,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Deepfakes first attracted attention for its use in making fake celebrity pornographic films, but their uses have subsequently evolved to more sinister reasons.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Columbia Pictures When Bobbie also suddenly transforms, Joanna discovers that her best friend has been replaced by a robot—along with all the other wives—and realizes the sinister forces at work in Stepford are coming for her next.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Slimani is a hardened criminal made less menacing by Kateb’s faltering rhythms in English, the gang’s lingua franca.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Others see something darker and more menacing for the country and its future.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Doomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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