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

There is no doubt Nobu and San Sebastian were destined to meet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
For 42 years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has named the annual Super 11, a class of Georgia’s top high school football seniors destined to become the next generation of football stars.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of destine

Verb

Which is why Infantino’s campaign for reelection to a fourth term as FIFA president next March, a campaign which had the support of more than 200 FIFA members two weeks ago, now appears doomed.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Their midnight rendezvous seems doomed to end in a quarrel until Mysaria heeds Sylvi’s advice.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of doom

Verb

And the willingness to set your own decision date instead of waiting for the market, a crisis, or fate to set it for you.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman were very generous to the crowd inside Ballroom 20 at Comic-Con on Friday, teasing what to expect after leaving Pete’s (Richie Moriarty) fate up in the air at the end of Season 5.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026