PREDESTINED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in destined

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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

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Adjective

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predestined

Adjective

The response can be designed into the material and the way its structure is printed, allowing a flat or compact object to transform into a predetermined configuration.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The agency’s medical focus developed through experimentation rather than a predetermined specialization.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of predetermined

Verb

Bell Media struck partnerships with Lionsgate, Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures and Elliot Page’s Pageboy Productions for yet more original IP destined for international markets.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
And yes, Marlon James’ epic was perhaps destined from premise to be so discussed.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of destined

Adjective

Her foray into television, which started in 2017, was not exactly foreordained.

— Tammy LaGorce, New York Times, 14 May 2024
With all of those movements, when the central issue was really crystallized as a choice between what is clearly right and just, and what is clearly unjust and wrong and deadly and dangerous, then the outcome becomes foreordained.

— Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024

Definition of foreordained

Verb

Trailing by 20 points in the third quarter, the Carroll Dragons (1-1) were doomed by the Panthers’ stout defense that claimed five takeaways.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
By learning of the existence of an advanced ape race, have the humans doomed themselves to the fate Cornelius and Zira attempted to avoid?

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of doomed

Adjective

The interaction feels wildly improbable even with respect to a movie that doesn’t claim to create a probable world.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Stanford, meanwhile, has 15 players listed as out, one as doubtful, five as questionable and four as probable.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of probable

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