doom synonyms

doom

n.

  1. One's appointed end

    fate, lot, destiny, destination, predestination, foreordination, end, ruin, death, adverse fate, tragic fate, terrible ending, annihilation, destruction, downfall, fortune, kismet, portion, conclusion, the inescapable, death knell, fall of the curtain*; see also destiny 1.

  2. A verdict

    condemnation, decision, judgment; see sentence 1. See syn. study at fate.

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