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destined

[des-tind] / ˈdɛs tɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
bound for, fated in near future
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coming designed doomed intended
STRONG
brewing closed compelled condemned directed foreordained impending looming meant menacing near ordained overhanging predestined predetermined sealed settled stated threatening
WEAK
at hand certain compulsory forthcoming hanging over in prospect in store in the cards in the wind ineluctable inescapable inevitable inexorable instant predesigned que sera sera that is to be that will be to come unavoidable way the ball bounces
Antonyms
STRONG
distant remote unsettled
WEAK
avoidable unscheduled
ADJECTIVE
en route, on the road to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appropriated booked
STRONG
appointed assigned chosen consigned delegated designated determined directed entrained heading prepared routed scheduled specified
WEAK
bent upon bound for ordered to
Antonyms
WEAK
avoidable unscheduled

Example Sentences

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Varga had been destined for big things in Fidesz, having left her job as minister to spearhead Fidesz European election campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“It’s time for you to become the person you’re destined to be,” Digby tells her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A mother bears the weight of twin sons who are destined to be at severe odds with one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Tankers destined for the West may not be allowed secure passage but those heading to China seem to be less threatened.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

You’d see a classmate who normally dressed in ratty jeans and an untucked shirt crossing campus in a pin-striped suit and understand that he or she was destined for a Manhattan skyscraper.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.