foredoom

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈdüm How to pronounce foredoom (audio)
Definition of foredoomnext
as in to doom
to determine the fate of in advance since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foredoom
  1. doom
  2. destine
  3. fate
  4. ordain
Verb
  • But the editorial process was painfully slow, and the business model was doomed by the dot-com crash.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After the basement flooded circa 2002, Wysocki says, the house was doomed.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of doom
Verb
  • Related Stories Rice, however, was not destined to advise on matters of Uno and Matchbox cars.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The company explicitly framed the ultra-high-tech monster as the roadmap for a rollout of seven new road-going models destined for global markets over the next four years.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of destine
Verb
  • Like Jonah, Jay confronts the possibility that divine will, fate, or whatever governs the universe cannot be outrun.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The novel explores free will, fate, and morality, and was famously adapted into a classic film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fate
Verb
  • He was ordained in 2018 after studies at the University of Dallas and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Miss Clearman seemed to cast some kind of spell with her pronouncement, ordain the certainty of that future August afternoon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ordain
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