Synonyms for doomed

Synonyms for (noun) doomed

Synonyms: doomed, lost

Definition: people who are destined to die soon

Usage: the agony of the doomed was in his voice

Similar words: people

Definition: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

Usage: old people; there were at least 200 people in the audience


Synonyms for (adj) doomed

Synonyms: doomed

Definition: marked for certain death

Usage: the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed

Similar words: dead

Definition: no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

Usage: the nerve is dead; a dead pallor; he was marked as a dead man by the assassin


Synonyms: fated, doomed

Definition: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate

Usage: doomed to unhappiness; fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination

Similar words: certain, sure

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


Synonyms: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky

Definition: marked by or promising bad fortune

Usage: their business venture was doomed from the start; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons- W.H.Prescott

Similar words: unfortunate

Definition: not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

Usage: an unfortunate turn of events; an unfortunate decision; unfortunate investments; an unfortunate night for all concerned


Synonyms: unredeemed, unsaved, doomed, cursed, damned

Definition: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell

Usage: poor damned souls

Similar words: lost

Definition: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed

Usage: lost souls; a lost generation; a lost ship; the lost platoon


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