Synonyms of predestined

predestined 1 of 2

adjective

as in destined

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

predestined

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verb

past tense of predestine

as in doomed

to determine the fate of in advance

our victory in the tournament was seemingly predestined

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destined
• doomed
• ordained
• fated
• foreordained
• predetermined
• preordained
• foredoomed
• predicted
• condemned
• prophesied
• foretold
• predestinated
• sentenced
• presaged
• forecast
• anticipated
• augured
• foresaw
• portended
• divined
• prognosticated
• boded
• prejudged
• preconceived
• foreknew
• foreboded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predestined

Adjective

His paintings and ceramics are layered and collage-like, driven by instinct rather than by a predestined end point. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea. — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Awaiting in a World Cup semifinal is France, a team that has looked almost predestined to raise another World Cup trophy. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Science, of course, struggles to prove whether that’s predestined in their genes, though some studies suggest that some tendency toward hoarding—put another way, collecting to excess—is heritable. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026

At the same time, nothing is predestined. — Ray Dalio, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026

Getty Images All of it can feel predestined. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026

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