PREORDAINED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in destined

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verb

past tense of preordain

as in doomed

to determine the fate of in advance my wife and I are such soulmates, I'm convinced that our marriage was preordained

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The script by Strippoli and Salvatore de Chirico shrewdly underplays that hand, instead cushioning the vanity factor in sincere parental concern for the children’s health, well-being and preordained path to success. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 The literary poster child for the old type of soldier was Ernest Hemingway, who, like many men of his generation, had preordained military service as a child. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Experts say the outcome of the review seems preordained, although the matter is playing out in unexplored legal territory. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Just because there is some constraint, doesn’t mean that your path has to be preordained. — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Given the slow start to his pro career, a spot at the World Cup, never mind the starting nod, was far from preordained. — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 June 2026 The purchase seems preordained, given that both Gert-Jan and Corinne, like Pascon and Boccara, are lively and curious intellectuals. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 What wasn’t preordained is just how beautifully executed the entire venture turns out to be. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preordained

Adjective

This approach assumes human behaviors fit neatly into predetermined blocks.

— Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The Clippers strongly rejected the NBA’s findings, accusing the league of conducting a biased investigation designed to justify a predetermined narrative.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of predetermined

Verb

And it was destined to fail, to do more harm than good, at the moment soccer’s lawmakers left both decisions entirely in the hands of referees.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Monkeys, tigers, exotic birds destined for the pet trade or as trophies, reptiles and sea cucumbers prized for food and medicine all pass through the region's airports and border crossings, according to officials with the network.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 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

If courts don’t clarify that AI firms must license news content, both news publishers and AI firms could be doomed, news plaintiffs argued.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
A couple of daggers to the heart doomed both the Ravens and the Bills last winter.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of doomed

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

Definition of predestined

Adjective

As this is not always possible, there can be competition among rainmakers trying to discredit each other, said 30-year-old Kilindon Simiyu, another of the village's rainmakers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The sessions are made possible through a partnership between Alpert JFS, the city of Lake Worth Beach, Drug Abuse Foundation, and the Recovery Community HUB of Riviera Beach.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

Across many parts of the city, 100% of properties are projected to face possible or probable subsidence risk in 2030, according to data from the British insurance company Aviva.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Approximately 39% of responders met criteria for probable PTSD.

— Ava Tsapatsaris, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

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