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preordained

ADJECTIVE

fated

Synonyms

STRONG

destined doomed foreordained impending predestined predetermined prejudged

WEAK

decided by fate imminent in the stars inescapable inevitable unavoidable

ADJECTIVE

predetermined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixed prearranged

STRONG

agreed arranged calculated deliberate destined determined doomed fated foreordained planned predestined premeditated proposed set settled

WEAK

cut and dried foredestined forethought precogitated preplanned set up

Antonyms

STRONG

flexible

WEAK

unarranged undetermined unplanned unsettled

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Suryavanshi doesn't just look promising - he looks preordained for India colours.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The decision overall gives a sense that the investigators’ conclusion was preordained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Though Cruise loves making movies, he doesn’t enjoy being their preordained salvation.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

But the company’s choice of the dire wolf as its first announced successful “de-extinction” seems almost preordained.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

For some of my classmates, college was preordained.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

preordained

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