Synonyms of fated

fated 1 of 2

adjective

as in destined

Related Words

• destined
• preordained
• predestined
• predetermined
• possible
• foreordained
• probable
• likely
• inexorable
• unstoppable
• unremitting
• relentless
• decided
• inevitable
• unavoidable
• inescapable
• definite
• ineluctable
• settled
• necessary
• unescapable
• sure
• certain
• ineludible

Dissimilar Words

• uncertain
• unsure
• avoidable
• doubtful
• preventable
• unclear
• unlikely
• questionable
• dubious
• shaky
• undecided
• unsettled
• unreliable
• evadable
• improbable
• undependable

fated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of fate

as in doomed

to determine the fate of in advance

the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fated

Verb

His path toward becoming a designer was weird, but probably fated if what happened next was any indication. — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Still just 24, Calafiori has always come across like someone who seems fated to enjoy everything about football. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

So, while this season began with storms named Arthur in June, followed by Bertha in July and Cristobal, which flared up and then flamed out quickly earlier this month, the latest storm brewing was already fated to be called Dolly. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

Lorelai seemed fated to end up with Luke (Scott Patterson), the grumpy-with-a-heart-of-gold diner owner. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

Many imagine actors and filmmakers as individuals who are fated either to succeed or sink entirely on their own merit. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 July 2026

The series isn't afraid of having tough discussions about humanity and if we're fated to destroy ourselves, no matter how many times someone tries to prevent it by changing the course of history. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026

His cultural determinism appears to leave America fated to endlessly repeat an ancient pattern of conflict. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Rachel Cormack If careers canbe fated, Giorgio Cassetta’s life as a yacht designer seemed almost pre-written. — The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026