Thesaurus results for PREDESTINE

predestine

verb

(ˌ)prē-ˈde-stən

Definition of predestine

as in to destine

to determine the fate of in advance our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined

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Recent Examples of predestine There’s a generic quality both to singer-songwriter Michaelson’s score (a combination of folk and Broadway pop) and to a romance that seems almost mystically predestined. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026 The Lionel Messi-Lamine Yamal connection For believers in the soccer gods, Lamine Yamal's ascent to the upper echelons of the sport could almost seem predestined with Lamine anointed by a Barça icon — Lionel Messi. — Nathalie Sommer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 Ferrari Given his name, Adam Driver was seemingly predestined to play the man behind the world's most prestigious sports car. — Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 Josh Allen plowed his way through, as if predestined to cross the plane fully upright. — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for predestine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestine

Verb

Born in the small coastal town of Foios, Spain (right outside of Valencia), Torres was destined for the world stage from an early age.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 July 2026
During a month to remember for the Miami Heat, one highlighted by Thursday’s welcoming of Giannis Antetokounmpo, summer league was destined to take a back seat.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of destine

Verb

Sluggish growth doomed former Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government when angry Labour lawmakers forced him to cancel welfare cuts designed to help balance the budget.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Is all this the latest sign that the franchise is doomed never to find the right home in Universal’s theme parks?

— Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

Definition of doom

Verb

The ceremony was officiated by actor Adam Sandler, who is legally ordained.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The Vatican said dialogue was offered to the group ahead of the schism and that the step of ordaining bishops without ⁠church approval was considered so grave that excommunication was automatic.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of ordain

Verb

Leaders are increasingly treating their biology as a domain of agency, as opposed to fate.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 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