Synonyms of destine

destine

verb

ˈde-stən 

as in to doom

to determine the fate of in advance

his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doom
• ordain
• fate
• predetermine
• predict
• predestine
• sentence
• foreordain
• preordain
• condemn
• foretell
• foredoom
• presage
• prognosticate
• prophesy
• forecast
• augur
• foresee
• divine
• anticipate
• predestinate
• portend
• bode
• prejudge
• forebode
• preconceive
• foreknow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of destine

And more than half of Venezuela’s barrels are destined for the United States, where refineries in the Gulf are capable of processing its heavy, viscous form of crude, said Jungman. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

The feud between Rhodes and Punk seemed destined to continue as a major attraction on WWE SmackDown. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Just one year later, Major Matt Mason was no more, destined only to be coveted decades later as collectors items . — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Such insights and supporting data can help pierce the gloom in some quarters that AI is destined to be an engine of large-scale job losses and devaluation of human skills. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026