Synonyms of doomed

doomed 1 of 2

adjective

as in done

facing certain defeat, disaster, or death

at that point it was obvious to all that the astronauts were doomed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• done
• ruined
• sunk
• finished
• endangered
• dead
• done for
• kaput
• imperiled

doomed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of doom

1

as in destined

to determine the fate of in advance

the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destined
• ordained
• fated
• foredoomed
• predestined
• predetermined
• preordained
• foreordained
• condemned
• predicted
• sentenced
• prophesied
• foretold
• presaged
• forecast
• augured
• prejudged
• anticipated
• portended
• predestinated
• prognosticated
• foresaw
• boded
• divined
• preconceived
• foreboded
• foreknew

2

as in sentenced

to impose a judicial punishment on

doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentenced
• condemned
• damned
• punished
• adjudged
• penalized
• found
• judged
• decreed
• disciplined
• ruled
• corrected
• determined
• resolved
• chastened
• chastised
• opined
• decided
• concluded
• censured
• castigated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pardoned
• reprieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doomed

Adjective

The family sat grim-faced and rarely physically reacted to the extensive testimony about gang violence and Tupac Shakur’s doomed trip to Las Vegas. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Later, of course, the show becomes about trying to become an adult—see Buffy’s doomed day job at the Doublemeat Palace—and that is an exercise in grief too. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Next weekend’s slate of new releases looks a lot like this week’s leaderboards — a ton of bright contenders who will engage in a noble, if doomed effort to topple the reigning kings. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026

Republicans also punted a doomed vote on a party-line spending blueprint that included portions of the SAVE Act. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026

Howe has spoken repeatedly about the influence Keegan’s doomed and dashing team had on him as a young footballer. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

That’s often a doomed idea in Mann’s other movies, but here, not so much. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Everyone remembers Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M's doomed 2022 season or Texas' lackluster campaign from just one year prior. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

His untimely death set the template for the doomed, dissolute musician. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Verb

Even without their bad business decisions, Twain’s venture was likely doomed, along with the subscription publishing industry, for books were getting radically cheaper, with ever-more competition. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

But all of that doesn’t mean you’re doomed to struggle with an itchy, flaky scalp for the rest of your life. — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026

Ludlow said Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department security and permit costs, and a significant gross receipts sales tax, ultimately doomed the festival. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Fighting valiantly but doomed by a lack of supplies, soldiers surrendered the fort on this day in 1864, bringing the Battle of Mobile Bay to its end. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Eventually, markets will ignore intervention, which is doomed to fail and merely creates the illusion of stability, Brooks has said. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Right before that vote, DeCiccio stressed Merrywood was doomed despite the community wanting to save it because no one had come forward to buy and preserve it. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

The erratic thumping of moths doomed by the siren-pull of the kitchen light. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

To workers, even the factory buildings themselves came to feel doomed, with acrid smoke hanging in 100-degree heat over foundations seemingly sinking into the earth. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026