doomed 1 of 2

adjective

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
Adjective
Shortly after meeting with Evan and Caitlin Chambers, Jaybush tracked down the Taft Avenue developer, who agreed to sell one of the doomed Craftsman homes for a dollar. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 So the company began towing the Flight 13 Ship to shore — an endeavor that initially seemed doomed to failure. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The family sat grim-faced and rarely physically reacted to the extensive testimony about gang violence and Tupac Shakur’s doomed trip to Las Vegas. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Later, of course, the show becomes about trying to become an adult—see Buffy’s doomed day job at the Doublemeat Palace—and that is an exercise in grief too. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Next weekend’s slate of new releases looks a lot like this week’s leaderboards — a ton of bright contenders who will engage in a noble, if doomed effort to topple the reigning kings. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 Republicans also punted a doomed vote on a party-line spending blueprint that included portions of the SAVE Act. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026 Howe has spoken repeatedly about the influence Keegan’s doomed and dashing team had on him as a young footballer. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026 That’s often a doomed idea in Mann’s other movies, but here, not so much. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Verb
Kelly finds the public’s current craving for unique genre storytelling encouraging, but feels that like most trends, it may be doomed to impermanence. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 As a result, the Swift observatory is doomed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere later this year. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026 Those struggles – paired with some rather lackluster quarterback play – doomed the Dolphins rather early. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Even without their bad business decisions, Twain’s venture was likely doomed, along with the subscription publishing industry, for books were getting radically cheaper, with ever-more competition. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026 But all of that doesn’t mean you’re doomed to struggle with an itchy, flaky scalp for the rest of your life. — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026 Fighting valiantly but doomed by a lack of supplies, soldiers surrendered the fort on this day in 1864, bringing the Battle of Mobile Bay to its end. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 Eventually, markets will ignore intervention, which is doomed to fail and merely creates the illusion of stability, Brooks has said. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Right before that vote, DeCiccio stressed Merrywood was doomed despite the community wanting to save it because no one had come forward to buy and preserve it. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doomed
  1. ruined
  2. destined
  3. sentenced
  4. sunk
  5. condemned
  6. finished
Adjective
  • Sitting on the rim of his consciousness was always cataclysm, the muted whisper of a ruined world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of ruined
Verb
  • As things stand, the imperial family will continue as long as 19-year-old prince Hisahito, destined for the throne, one day has a son.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Stage six’s partly-gravel climb up the Puerto El Bartalo will surely be too tough for him, but Saturday’s flat finish in Xeraco already seems destined to end in a Brennan victory.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of destined
Verb
  • He was ordered to pay restitution and is scheduled to be sentenced to 20 years in prison in October.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Kapoor was sentenced to 11 years and four months in federal prison Thursday.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentenced
Adjective
  • The train is, of course, a classic example of the perennial perils of sunk costs; abandoning the line seems absurd (even to us) given how much money would be written off.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In my experience, mid-market companies operate with leaner teams and cannot absorb the sunk costs of a multi-month implementation with room for scope creep, reworks and failures.
    — Prathamesh Bhingarde, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of sunk
Verb
  • The mainly movie channel ventured into original programming with the tale of a Thracian soldier who is condemned to fight in Rome's gladiatorial arenas, only to become a champion and vow to bring down the Empire.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Rights groups condemned the executions and questioned the trials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemned
Adjective
  • During China’s first export boom, Chinese factories often imported parts, assembled the finished product and shipped it abroad.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The finished drinking water will travel south through another underground tunnel around the west side of O’Hare International Airport, where it will be distributed to seven northwest Cook suburbs, including Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates, May said.
    — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of finished

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“Doomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doomed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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