destiny
noun
des·ti·ny ˈde-stə-nē 
plural destinies
1
: something to which a person or thing is destined : fortune
wants to control his own destiny
2
: a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency
felt that destiny would determine their future
Synonyms
- circumstance
- doom
- fate
- fortune
- kismet
- lot
- portion
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Example Sentences
They believed it was their destiny to be together. motivated by a sense of destiny
Recent Examples on the Web Chris also added that acting seemed part of his destiny, following in his father's footsteps. 
Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Because Emirates has so many A380s, the destiny of the plane will largely rest in its hands. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 July 2022 Stalin genuinely believed the entire destiny of man was communism. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 6 Apr. 2022 Choosing is the destiny of human beings, from which we will never be rescued. Damon Linker, The Week, 4 Oct. 2021 The destiny of our people must be to hold high the banner of freedom for all men everywhere. Erin Sood, Dallas News, 1 July 2021 Fifteen independent states emerged from the ruins of the USSR, each with its own destiny. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 Thus Nell fulfilled her female destiny, but did not escape her boredom. Jeanine Basinger, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Like many colored women intent on arranging their destiny, Baker subjected her origin story to copious revisions. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Because Emirates has so many A380s, the destiny of the plane will largely rest in its hands. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 July 2022 Stalin genuinely believed the entire destiny of man was communism. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 6 Apr. 2022 Choosing is the destiny of human beings, from which we will never be rescued. Damon Linker, The Week, 4 Oct. 2021 The destiny of our people must be to hold high the banner of freedom for all men everywhere. Erin Sood, Dallas News, 1 July 2021 Fifteen independent states emerged from the ruins of the USSR, each with its own destiny. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 Thus Nell fulfilled her female destiny, but did not escape her boredom. Jeanine Basinger, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Like many colored women intent on arranging their destiny, Baker subjected her origin story to copious revisions. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English destinee, from Anglo-French, from feminine of destiné, past participle of destiner — see destine
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing destiny
Kids Definition
destiny
noun
des·ti·ny ˈde-stə-nē
plural destinies
1
: what happens to someone or something in the future
You can decide your own destiny.
2
: the course of events believed to be controlled by a superhuman power
3
: a power that is believed to control the future
destinies
noun
as in fates
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand I just knew that it wasn't my destiny to end up in a dead-end job Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fates
- fortunes
- circumstances
- luck
- chances
- dooms
- portions
- accidents
- kismets
- consequences
- effects
- hazards
- outcomes
- happenstances
- lots
- issues
- haps
- developments
- results
- casualties
- resultants
- aftermaths
- fruits
- aftereffects
- sequences
- sequels
- happenchances
- predestinations
- conclusions
- outgrowths
- upshots
