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doomed

[doomd] / dumd /
ADJECTIVE
condemned, hopeless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-fated wrecked
STRONG
bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sentenced sunk suppressed undone unfortunate
WEAK
cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened thrown down unredeemed
Antonyms
STRONG
blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful
WEAK
hopeful lucky

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Now the bell has tolled for those doomed hereditaries too, with a law to remove their seats taking effect as the current session of Parliament ended earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The sisters descended from a line of witches that doomed any man who fell in love with an Owens woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Next is a contemporary analysis of how the negotiation was doomed because Spalding sent Anson, a prickly personality, to do the talking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

However, Cheng said in a speech after her arrival on Tuesday evening that "the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are not doomed to war, as the international community has feared".

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Achilles seemed doomed to chase the tortoise forever, never catching up.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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