adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of fate form-of, participle, past, rare

Adjective

1. 1
   Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate. not-comparable

   "This scheme was fated to be forgotten, at any rate in the form of the 1820 proposal."

Adjective

1. 1
   (usually followed by ‘to’) determined by tragic fate wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

certaindestinedfatefulpredestinedappointedapproaching

Antonyms

All antonyms

ill fatedundestinedundoomedunfated

Example

More examples

"All are fated to die. However, you can't decide how and when you die."

Related phrases

ill-fated

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