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

The young boy’s biggest concern is staying out of the crosshairs of Calavera (Mauro Guzmán), the neighborhood bully who seems destined to follow the same path as his intimidating older brother, Felix (Cosmo Gonzalez). — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026

So we were destined to get lots of outside money and outside attention before the whole Platner story even began. — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

With wonder and with great shame the yodel is an orphaned sound, a sound that turns the serenade toward an addressee that is destined to never hear it. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

When you’re destined to become the king of England, nothing is over-the-top. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 5 July 2026