Synonyms of fated

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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

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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

Only eight couples entered after last week’s double elimination of Tyler Cameron, Sharna Burgess, Jackson Olson, and Emma Slater — and one more was fated for the chopping block. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

His prescription, however, was fated to fall wide of the mark. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

As Godard portrayed it, the Greek epic was almost fated to attract and stump the most ambitious directors of our time, something that The New Yorker recently explored on the eve of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

City leaders never expected Sunrise Mall was fated for a sports complex, but that ethos — of being flexible and pitching the city to fill gaps in the market — will help bring in new businesses, Middleton said. — Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 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

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