What does destined mean?
Destined means Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain..
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/ˈdɛstɪnd/ · adjective
Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain..
He is sure he is destined for fame.
When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia are made of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.
The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe.
Use destined when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Destined means Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain..
Common synonyms include foreordained, preordained, predestined, bashert.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He is sure he is destined for fame.
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