DOOM Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'doom' distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of doom are destiny , fate , lot , and portion . While all these words mean "a predetermined state or end," doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. // if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain

Q: When is 'destiny' a more appropriate choice than 'doom'?

The words destiny and doom can be used in similar contexts, but destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. // the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world

Q: When would 'fate' be a good substitute for 'doom'?

While in some cases nearly identical to doom , fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. // the fate of the submarine is unknown

Q: How are the words 'lot' and 'portion' related as synonyms of 'doom'?

Both lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance. // it was her lot to die childless

Q: In what contexts can 'portion' take the place of 'doom'?

Although the words portion and doom have much in common, portion implies the apportioning of good and evil. // remorse was his daily portion

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noun

ˈdüm

Definition of doom next

as in ruling

a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom

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as in destiny

a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day

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as in demise

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinoceros

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verb

as in to destine

to determine the fate of in advance the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance

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as in to sentence

to impose a judicial punishment on doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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How is the word doom distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of doom are destiny, fate, lot, and portion. While all these words mean "a predetermined state or end," doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate.

if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain

When is destiny a more appropriate choice than doom?

The words destiny and doom can be used in similar contexts, but destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end.

the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world

When would fate be a good substitute for doom?

While in some cases nearly identical to doom, fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome.

the fate of the submarine is unknown

How are the words lot and portion related as synonyms of doom?

Both lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance.

it was her lot to die childless

In what contexts can portion take the place of doom?

Although the words portion and doom have much in common, portion implies the apportioning of good and evil.

remorse was his daily portion

Examples of doom in a Sentence

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Noun

Disney announced its collaboration with Fortnite during its annual D23 ultimate fan event and suggested Fortnite players should prepare for a new season filled with absolute doom. —

Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024 People are drawn to happiness and to joy, not doom and gloom. —

Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024

Verb

Yet, Dawes’s victory created an ideal of global leadership without responsibility that was doomed to fail. —

Cyrus Veeser / Made By History, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 The attempt to periodically de-age Jon Voight, who plays an old, fictional ex-KGB spy, is doomed from the start, as is the choice to frame the president’s life as a tale of civilizational struggle spun through his miserable Russian accent. —

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doom

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