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destiny

[des-tuh-nee] / ˈdɛs tə ni /
NOUN
fate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumstance future inevitability intention objective prospect
STRONG
Moirai afterlife break breaks certainty conclusion condition constellation cup design doom expectation finality foreordination fortune happenstance hereafter horoscope intent karma kismet lot luck ordinance portion predestination predetermination serendipity
WEAK
course of events divine decree the stars way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles what is written wheel of fortune world to come
Antonyms
STRONG
concept continuity misfortune theory whole
WEAK
choice free will volition

Example Sentences

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At a time major league owners would like you to believe market size equals destiny, the team with baseball’s longest postseason drought plays in the second-largest market in North America.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He is the master of the manifest destiny soap opera, after all.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Guardiola accepts City's Premier League destiny is out of their hands, but this victory will surely keep hope alive.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“But if we persist,” Netanyahu added, “we will give them the chance to take their destiny into their own hands.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

That is, if destiny works out the way it’s supposed to.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.