Synonyms of in the cards

in the cards

phrase

variants also on the cards

as in necessary

impossible to avoid or evade

They knew a career as a ballet dancer wasn't in the cards for their clumsy daughter.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in the cards

Still, Stewart has been adamant that retirement is not in the cards for him. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Maybe there’s a trip in the cards once the press tours are over. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

At other times, the book embodies an awareness that glass-smashing isn’t in the cards. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Woods identified $260 to $263 as support range and said a rally to $300 could be in the cards if the current earnings report is good enough. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026