Synonyms for destiny
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Noun
1. Fate — that to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition…
fate, fortune, predestination, doom, lot, wheel of fortune, luck, kismet, destination, end, portion, fatality, foredoom, orlay, preordination, foreordination, chance dated, weird dated, predestiny dated
Definitions
- n. 1
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
Death is the destiny of all mortal men.
Related words
- Word family
- destinate destination destine
Forms
- Plural
- destinies → fates, fortunes, predestinations, dooms…
Example sentences
- fate Is Algeria heading towards the same fate as Syria?
- fortune He exploited his position to build up his fortune.
- doom It seems to me that you only see doom and gloom.
- predestination They adhere to the idea of predestination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| destiny | rising | |
| fate | rising | |
| fortune | rising | |
| doom | rising | |
| predestination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- end1, lot1
- 4 letters
- luck1, fate1, doom1
- 5 letters
- weird1, orlay
- 6 letters
- chance1, kismet2
- 7 letters
- portion2, fortune2
- 8 letters
- fatality4, foredoom
- 10 letters
- predestiny
- 11 letters
- destination4
- 13 letters
- preordination
- 14 letters
- predestination5, foreordination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kismet2 = 2 syllables).