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doomed

[doomd] / dumd /
ADJECTIVE
condemned, hopeless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-fated wrecked
STRONG
bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sentenced sunk suppressed undone unfortunate
WEAK
cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened thrown down unredeemed
Antonyms
STRONG
blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful
WEAK
hopeful lucky

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Jean’s brief fling during the summer of 1998 coincided with the public airing of Monica’s doomed romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

There is a touch of the smash hit K-pop Demon Hunters in Esther Park's The Legend of Lady Byeoksa - a tale of a cross-dressing female demon-slayer's doomed love in the Joseon era.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

A wise elder compares Hitler to Captain Ahab in “Moby-Dick,” with Germany as his doomed Pequod.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Speaking after the announcement, Cheng said she hoped to prove that "the two sides of the strait are not doomed to war".

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But it was so like her to try, to make this doomed, grasping, well-meaning effort.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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