fated
Sealed by destiny
Fated describes something destined to happen, as if determined by fate: They were fated to meet.
It often carries a sense of inevitability, whether fortunate or tragic: a fated encounter, fated to fail.
An ill-fated venture is doomed from the start.
Fated suggests forces beyond human control have already decided the outcome.
Fixed by fate
- preordainedDecided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- predestinedDecided in advance
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
kismet · karma · providence · stars · lot · meant to be · written · ordained
Impossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- certainFree from doubt
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- fixedRestored or immovable
unalterable · immutable · irreversible · sealed · decided · settled · guaranteed · bound
Predicted future events
- predictedDeclared in advance
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- auguredPredicted from signs
presaged · portended · oracular · divined · heralded · omen · harbinger · sign
Under a malevolent spell
- ill-starredFated to fail
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- damnedCondemned to hell
tragic · hopeless · inescapable · foredoomed · ominous · grim · bleak · dire
destined
Fixed by fate
- preordainedDecided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- predestinedDecided in advance
predetermined · kismet · karma · providence · stars · lot · meant to be · written · ordained · appointed
unavoidable
Impossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- certainFree from doubt
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
fixed · unalterable · immutable · irreversible · sealed · decided · settled · guaranteed · bound · sure
foretold
Predicted future events
- predictedDeclared in advance
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
augured · presaged · portended · oracular · divined · heralded · omen · harbinger · sign · vision
cursed
Under a malevolent spell
- ill-starredFated to fail
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
damned · tragic · hopeless · inescapable · foredoomed · ominous · grim · bleak · dire · unlucky
- fatedestiny, kismet, Moira, Norns, doom
- fortunelucky, luck, fortune, destiny, jinxed
- predetermineddestiny, kismet, preordained, prearranged, preset
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- mythic powersimmortality, invincibility, invulnerability, omnipotence, omniscience
- deathlydead, deadly, deathly, deceased, dying
fatedrandom
Occurring without pattern
accidental · chance · coincidental · fortuitous · haphazard
fatedavoidable
Capable of being prevented
preventable · escapable · stoppable · avertable · evitable
fatedchosen
Selected from alternatives
willed · deliberate · voluntary · self-determined · intentional
- twist of fateUnexpected reversal of fortune
- fatal flawRuinous character defect
- tempting fateRisking bad outcomes recklessly
- tempt fateRecklessly invite misfortune
- fatal accidentUnintended event causing death
- fatal woundInjury causing death
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