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adjective

Definition of foreordainednext
as in preordained

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verb

past tense of foreordain
as in destined
to determine the fate of in advance we are such good friends, it's almost like we were foreordained to meet

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Recent Examples of foreordained
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 As Robinson notes, the story had to go this way because Jacob has a foreordained task in becoming one of the patriarchs of Israel. — James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 For all the talk of Senate traditions, the outcome seems pretty foreordained if the Democrats win a majority and the intractable McConnell continues as GOP leader. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreordained
  1. predestined
  2. destined
  3. predetermined
  4. doomed
  5. ordained
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
  • 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
Definition of destined
Adjective
  • But Coker said school board members should be able to explore ideas, ask difficult questions, and evaluate options without every preliminary discussion being characterized as a predetermined course of action.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The dual-arm robots use Sereact’s physical AI platform Cortex to identify, grasp and sort returned fashion items without requiring individual training for each product or a predetermined list of SKUs.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of predetermined
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
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

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“Foreordained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreordained. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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