destined

Bound to happen

Destined means fated or predetermined to reach a particular end.

A person destined for greatness seems marked for it from the start.

A package destined for Chicago is headed there.

The word implies inevitability—whether by fate, circumstance, or design: They were destined to meet, The project was destined to fail from the beginning.

fate

kismet

Preordained future outcome

fortuneWealth or destiny
providenceDivine protective care
karmaSpiritual cause and effect

doom · lot · stars · wheel of fortune · serendipity · luck · chance · predetermination · preordained · fated

inevitable

unavoidable

Impossible to prevent

inescapableImpossible to avoid
certainFree from doubt
doomedDestined for destruction

imminent · impending · ineluctable · unalterable · irreversible · fixed · sealed · assured · guaranteed · sure

prophetic

prophecy

Foretelling of future events

oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
foretoldPredicted future events
foreseenPredicted before occurring

predicted · prophesied · divination · omen · portent · harbinger · augury · seer · vision · revelation

trajectory

bound for

Traveling toward destination

headedDirected one's course
en routeCurrently in transit
on trackProgressing as intended

path · course · journey · direction · toward · approaching · nearing · convergent · aimed · oriented

purpose

called

Contacted by phone

chosenSelected from alternatives
appointedAssigned to office
anointedBlessed with sacred oil

marked · singled out · earmarked · groomed · poised · slated · intended

destined

kismet

unavoidable

prophecy

bound for

called

destined

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