doomed

American

[doomd] / dumd /

adjective

destined, or seemingly destined, especially to an adverse fate.

Math wizards were able to pinpoint the final resting place of the doomed jet deep beneath the ocean.
judged guilty and sentenced, especially to death; condemned.

Several times today and tonight the doomed man has wept like a child in his prison cell.
ordained or fixed, as a sentence or fate.

In this age of finding everything online, it won’t be long before seed catalogs suffer the same doomed fate as most gardening magazines.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of doom.

Other Word Forms

self-doomed adjective

Etymology

Origin of doomed

doom + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The motors that pull the capsule away from the doomed rocket are designed to accelerate from 0 to 500 mph — well over half the speed of sound — in just two seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

When Titanic departed on her doomed maiden voyage in April 1912 she was the largest, most luxurious and most technically advanced ship ever to sail the seas.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Once that happened, the poor pastors—social and theological outsiders in a kingdom that was striving for a unified Prussian church—were doomed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"Wuthering Heights" -- starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed lovers Cathy and Heathcliff from Emily Bronte's classic novel -- dropped to fifth place at $3.75 million.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The gods are doomed and the end is death.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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