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adjective

Definition of doomednext
as in done
facing certain defeat, disaster, or death at that point it was obvious to all that the astronauts were doomed

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verb

past tense of doom
1
as in destined
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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2
as in sentenced
to impose a judicial punishment on doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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Recent Examples of doomed
Verb
By design, these committees are doomed to fail. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024 Bieber lost for the year The Guardians’ season felt doomed even before their home opener when ace Shane Bieber was lost for the year to Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. — Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomed
  1. destined
  2. condemned
  3. sunk
  4. finished
Verb
  • But my favourite writer was destined to become a movie star.
    — hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Olympics had seemed almost destined for Wedding.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of destined
Verb
  • Her kids will be condemned to doing worse throughout their entire lives.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of condemned
Adjective
  • The sunk cost fallacy, for example, can lead companies to continue investing in maintaining a physical office space, despite the benefits of remote work.
    — Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The sunk cost fallacy is a bias that behavioral economists say can cause a person to stick with a losing investment.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2022
Definition of sunk
Adjective
  • But there's a hidden truth that most AI app development platforms mask: What looks like a finished product is actually just the beginning.
    — Josh Haas, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Dog treats from a Miami area company has been recalled after Washington state testing found salmonella in the finished product.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
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