DOOMS Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

dooms 1 of 2

noun

plural of doom

as in rulings

a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom

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as in destinies

a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day

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as in fates

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinoceros

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dooms

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verb

present tense third-person singular of doom

as in destines

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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as in sentences

to impose a judicial punishment on doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole

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Noun

These mystical creatures were first reported in Puerto Rico in 1995, where locals blamed them for the deaths of several domestic animals.

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
While there is no way to know if that account is historically accurate, what happened after their deaths is easier to confirm.

Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024

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