destiny  

Thesaurus for destiny

• noun
  • synonyms
    • Destiny, fate, fortune, luck, lot, circumstances, portion, causal agency, causal agent, cause, condition, happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent  

Pronunciation of destiny: D EH1 S T AH0 N IY0 ('dɛstəni)

Number of syllables of destiny: 3

Definition of destiny

• (n): the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny"  
• (n): your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"  

Examples of destiny

• The destiny of the precious fossil is still unknown.  
• This is a feckless way to guide America's destiny.  
• It was her destiny to be unfortunate.  
• The assignment requires the retrieving of the Stone Of Destiny.  
• A successive plebiscite determinated the destiny of the city.  
• But the Marlins were the team of destiny.  
• Brandon went on to front Spear of Destiny with bassist Stammers.  
• The novel deals with the themes of fate and destiny.  
• He dies in the battle at the end of Ship of Destiny.  
• I know that it is an ineluctable destiny.