Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun doomed

1 sense of doomed

Sense 1
doomed, lost -- (people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice")
       => people -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb doom

3 senses of doom

Sense 1
destine, fate, doom, designate -- (decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist")
       => ordain -- (issue an order)

Sense 2
sentence, condemn, doom -- (pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison")
       => declare -- (state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with")

Sense 3
doom -- (make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position")
       => guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure -- (make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!")

Antonyms of adj doomed

4 senses of doomed

Sense 1
doomed -- (marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed")

INDIRECT (VIA dead) -> alive, live -- (possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary")

Sense 2
cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved -- (in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls")

INDIRECT (VIA lost) -> saved -- (rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul")

Sense 3
doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky -- (marked by or promising bad fortune; "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)

INDIRECT (VIA unfortunate) -> fortunate -- (having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice")

Sense 4
doomed, fated -- ((usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination")

INDIRECT (VIA certain) -> uncertain -- (not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain")

Similarity of adj doomed

4 senses of doomed

Sense 1
doomed -- (marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed")
       => dead (vs. alive) -- (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin")

Sense 2
cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved -- (in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls")
       => lost (vs. saved) -- (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon")

Sense 3
doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky -- (marked by or promising bad fortune; "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)
       => unfortunate (vs. fortunate) -- (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned")

Sense 4
doomed, fated -- ((usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination")
       => certain (vs. uncertain), sure -- (certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "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")

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