doom

1 a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom Synonyms of doom sentence, finding, holding, judgment (or judgement), rulingWords Related to doom inquest, verdict; authority; decree, edict, injunction, order; arbitrament, award, declaration, deliverance, dictum, pronouncement; conclusion, decision, determination, opinion, resolution; discipline, penalty, punishment

2 a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day Synonyms of doom circumstance, destiny, fate, fortune, kismet, lot, portionWords Related to doom accident, casualty [archaic], chance, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard, luck; predestination; aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

3 the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinoceros Synonyms of doom curtains, decease, demise, dissolution, death, end, exit, expiration, expiry, fate, grave, great divide, passage, passing, quietus, sleepWords Related to doom casualty, fatality; martyrdom, self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter, suicide; annihilation, destruction, ending, extermination, ruin; assassination, execution, killing, massacre, slaughterNear Antonyms of doom existence, life; creation, genesis, origination, riseAntonyms of doom birth, nativity

1 to determine the fate of in advance had always felt that he was doomed to remain single forever Synonyms of doom destine, fate, foredoom, foreordain, ordain, predestine, predetermine, preordainWords Related to doom predestinate; augur, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy; preconceive, prejudge; condemn, sentence; bode, forebode (also forbode), portend; anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee

2 to impose a judicial punishment on doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole Synonyms of doom condemn, damn, sentenceWords Related to doom adjudge, judge; castigate, censure, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize, punish; conclude, decide, decree, determine, find, opine, resolve, ruleNear Antonyms of doom pardon, reprieve