DESTINED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in fated

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verb

past tense of destine

as in doomed

to determine the fate of in advance his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball

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Trailing by 13 points in the fourth quarter, Kansas’ alumni men’s basketball team looked as if it was destined to drop its second game in two nights to Kansas State and bow out of the TBT mighty early. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 The revenue is then destined for the families participating in the program. — Angie Acosta M, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 The Boston Red Sox were headed for the American League basement, seemingly destined to be sellers at the trade deadline. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Much fuss has been made online about these audience scores by a segment of the population who believe The Odyssey was destined to fail, and something sinister must be going on behind the scenes to produce these numbers. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Around the corner, a self-driving truck is a guinea pig for autonomous driving software destined for Japanese roads. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 Born in the small coastal town of Foios, Spain (right outside of Valencia), Torres was destined for the world stage from an early age. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 July 2026 During a month to remember for the Miami Heat, one highlighted by Thursday’s welcoming of Giannis Antetokounmpo, summer league was destined to take a back seat. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026 Squash blossoms destined for the restaurants are picked daily in season. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for destined

Adjective

In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.

— Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

Definition of predestined

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In World Cup lore, however, his gallantry is doomed to be overshadowed by that of his fellow-goalkeeper from Cabo Verde, Vozinha, who had already produced an uncanny impersonation of a brick wall on the fourth day of the tournament.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
His time with the Tar Heels seemed to be doomed from the start.

— Noah Vinsky July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Definition of doomed

Adjective

Widespread totals of 2 to 4 inches, with up to 6 inches in the strongest thunderstorms, are possible from the western Florida Panhandle to southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and possibly the Texas coast.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
To make that possible, companies must study their audience, track behavior, collect feedback and continually improve the experience rather than treating the website as a frozen asset.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of possible

Verb

The ceremony was officiated by actor Adam Sandler, who is legally ordained.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The Vatican said on July 2 that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval were in schism with the wider Church and now excommunicated.

— Joshua McElwee, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of ordained

Adjective

All the research Matthews' group had conducted, along with weather data from the time of the crash, was synthesized to develop a map of the most likely location and a search area of 10 square nautical miles.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
In an 83-page opinion, Reyes said the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on the merits of the case — contrary to the ultimate ruling by the Supreme Court.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of likely

Adjective

On Sunday, the Braves announced their probable starting pitchers for an upcoming four-game series against the Padres this week at Truist Park.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Because of the probable length of the report, Silver was asked about reading such a voluminous amount of information and if things would be resolved before the start of next season.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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