destinynoun
uk/ˈdes.tɪ.ni/us/ˈdes.tɪ.ni/C1 [ C ] the things that will happen in the future:
The destiny of our nation depends on this vote!
She felt that her destiny had been shaped by her gender.
People want to control/determine/take charge of their own destinies.
C1 [ U ] the force that some people think controls what happens in the future, and is outside human control:
You can't fight destiny.
He is a tragic victim of destiny.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
In the future & soon
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead
- all in good time idiom
- anon
- ASAP
- come
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) idiom
- later
- long
- long-range
- sometime
- soon
- sooner or later idiom
- the days/week(s)/year(s) to come idiom
- then
- tomorrow
- yet
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