Synonyms for
Doomed
Definition
Condemned to certain death or destruction; likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome.
Synonyms & similar words
unlucky
damned
illfated
illomened
unredeemed
illstarred
doom
designate
condemn
cursed
lost
sentence
unsaved
fated
fate
destine
cursed
fated
ill-fated
hopeless
condemned
jinxed
unlucky
unfortunate
ill-omened
predestined
foreordained
destined
accursed
condemnable
accursed
foredoomed
preordained
incurable
irreparable
inevitable
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- doomed to failure
- doomed from the start
- doomed to repeat
- doomed to die
- doomed to extinction
- doomed to wander
- doomed to suffer
Word family
Usage note
Often used to describe a situation or person that is certain to fail or suffer a terrible fate. It carries a strong sense of finality and hopelessness.
Example sentences
- The village was doomed to fail without proper resources.
- The team's chances of winning were doomed from the start.
- The marriage was doomed from the moment they said 'I do.'
- The castle was doomed to be destroyed by the invading army.
- The seeds were doomed to fail in the rocky soil.
Quotes
We were doomed from the start, but we never really cared. - Blink-182
The world is full of people who were given a chance at something they were doomed to fail at. - Chuck Klosterman
I'm not sure why, but I'm always doomed when I work with men. - Christina Ricci