doom

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. destiny, lot, fate, fortune; judgment, damnation, condemnation; destruction, death.See necessity.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [One's appointed end]

Syn. fate, lot, destiny, destination, predestination, foreordination, end, ruin, death, adverse fate, tragic fate, terrible ending, annihilation, destruction, downfall, fortune, kismet, portion, conclusion, the inescapable, death knell, fall of the curtain*; see also destiny 1 .

2. [A verdict]

Syn. condemnation, decision, judgment; see sentence 1 .

See Synonym Study at fate .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

disaster, ruin, condemnation, death, extinction, Last Judgment, downfall, destruction, tragedy, damnation, annihilation, bane.

II

v.

condemn, damn, consign to death, destine to ruin, sentence.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A predestined tragic end: fate. See CERTAIN, LIVE, LUCK, START. II verb 1. To pronounce judgment against: condemn, damn, sentence. See LAW. 2. To predestine to a tragic end: fate, foredoom. See CERTAIN, LIVE, LUCK, START.