DESTINED Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in fated

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verb

past tense of destine

as in doomed

to determine the fate of in advance his extreme height seemed to destine him for a career in basketball

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Recent Examples of destined

Verb

But this time, his concert is destined to draw an even larger crowd. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026 The exec also served as a conduit between Sony and Netflix on a pay one output deal involving the streaming giant’s commitment to buy films that had been developed at Sony but that weren’t destined for theaters. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Now destined to be a loss, the film is on the verge of becoming one of the biggest flops in cinema history. — Lou Gomis, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 As the ball got past James Pantemis and seemed destined for the net, the stands erupted. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Various harsh and challenging Antarctic environments have served as testing sites for equipment destined for the Moon, Mars and beyond. — Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Private investigators believe the vehicles were destined for the Sinaloa Cartel. — Steve Fisher special Correspondent follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 His younger brother Princewill Umanmielen currently leads college football in sacks at LSU, with eight and seems destined to join Princely in the NFL one day. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026 Now it’s destined to become the nation’s biggest natural gas power plant built to supply electricity to multiple large data centers as well as power to thousands of homes. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for destined

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

Definition of predestined

Verb

Some economists argued that government attempts to intervene in the economy were doomed to fail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Efforts to institute regulations at an international level are often doomed to fail, typically because of geopolitical and economic competition.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of doomed

Adjective

The students who stepped forward when their teacher collapsed playing basketball in Michigan illustrate what becomes possible when CPR skills are taught before they are needed.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
The film team had to come up with a strategy to capture as much as possible without interfering with Schnell’s challenge.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of possible

Verb

He was ordained in 2018 after studies at the University of Dallas and Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
It will also be broadcast by Catholic media giant EWTN and livestreamed on the YouTube channel of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, the diocese where Sheen was ordained.

— Aleja Hertzler-McCain, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordained

Adjective

The Fresno County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday that David Gonzalez III was being charged with assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, elder abuse, vandalism and battery.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Rising global demand to extract battery metals like cobalt, nickel, and manganese makes mining increasingly likely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of likely

Adjective

With their season and pursuit of history on the line, the Boys in Blue are slated to send Tyler Glasnow to the mound against Milwaukee, which hasn't yet announced a probable starter.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The recent spate of probable Russian attacks in the Black Sea is now disrupting shipping carrying Ukraine’s latest harvest to the rest of Europe, with some cargo being rerouted overland or through the River Danube, Politico reported.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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