Definition of destined adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The ship was destined [= headed, heading, bound] for New York. The shipment is destined for Bombay.

If something is destined to happen or if someone is destined to behave in a particular way, that thing seems certain to happen or be done. He feels that he was destined to become a musician.

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Someone who's destined is fated or meant to do something. If your mom says you're destined for a life on the stage, she means that it's certain you'll be an actor one day. Being destined for something can …

  1. To cause to have a certain outcome; preordain by fate or fortune: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. To assign for a specific end, use, or purpose: money destined to …
  2. To be destined can mean to happen in a particular way that seems to have been decided in advance:

    Synonyms for DESTINED: fated, predestined, preordained, possible, likely, probable, predetermined, foreordained; Antonyms of DESTINED: uncertain, unsure, avoidable, doubtful, unclear, preventable, …

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 des•tined (des′ tind), adj. bound for a certain destination: a freighter destined for the Orient. ordained, appointed, or …

Synonyms for DESTINED: fated, predestined, preordained, possible, likely, probable, predetermined, foreordained; Antonyms of DESTINED: uncertain, unsure, avoidable, doubtful, unclear, preventable, …

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 des•tined (des′ tind), adj. bound for a certain destination: a freighter destined for the Orient. ordained, appointed, or …

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