Doomed Common

Doomed has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

people who are destined to die soon

"the agony of the doomed was in his voice"

doomed lost

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of doom

"The ship was doomed when it hit the iceberg, sinking before anyone could launch a lifeboat."

Adjective

marked for certain death

"the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"

doomed

in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell

"poor damned souls"

cursed damned doomed unredeemed unsaved

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"

doomed ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred unlucky

(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate

"doomed to unhappiness"

"fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"

doomed fated

Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.

"The team knew their championship hopes were doomed after losing their star player to injury just days before the finals."

Example Sentences

"the agony of the doomed was in his voice" noun

"the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed" adjective

"poor damned souls" adjective

"their business venture was doomed from the start" adjective

"an ill-fated business venture" adjective

"an ill-starred romance" adjective

"the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons" adjective

"doomed to unhappiness" adjective

"fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" adjective