Synonyms for destined
- adjective
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Adjective
fated, bound, predestined, certain, sure, preordained, foreordained, fateful, doomed dated, fatidic dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
He is sure he is destined for fame.
Example sentences
- bound The plane we boarded was bound for San Francisco.
- fated Yanni lost his life in his ill-fated attempt to kill Skura.
- predestined Today is the day of my predestined meeting.
- preordained My life seems to have followed a preordained path.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| destined | steady | |
| bound | steady | |
| fated | rising | |
| predestined | rising | |
| preordained | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sure1
- 5 letters
- bound1, fated2
- 6 letters
- doomed1
- 7 letters
- certain2, fateful2, fatidic
- 11 letters
- predestined3, preordained3
- 12 letters
- foreordained
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fated2 = 2 syllables).