Synonyms: foreordained, predestinate, predestined
Definition: established or prearranged unalterably
Usage: his place in history was foreordained; a sense of predestinate inevitability about it; it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
Definition: certain to occur; destined or inevitable
Usage: he was certain to fail; his fate is certain; In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes- Benjamin Franklin; he faced certain death; sudden but sure regret; he is sure to win