destined English

Meaning destined meaning

What does destined mean?

destined

— adjective (= bound) (usually followed by 'to') governed by fate bound to happen an old house destined to be demolished he is destined to be famous

— adjective (= bound) headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in 'college-bound students' children bound for school a flight destined for New York

Synonyms destined synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as destined?

destined English » English

predestined

fated

bound

predetermined

intended

inescapable

doomed

unavoidable

to be

sure

put aside for

predestinated

ordained

necessary

meant to be

inevitable

ineluctable

fateful

booked

Topics destined topics

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Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

• What words indicate that something is certain to happen and nothing can be done to stop it?
  inevitable whether you like it or not willy nilly be fated to be destined to predestined be meant to be pre-ordained doomed the inevitable