Meaning & use
preordained
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Decided or determined in advance, especially by fate or a higher power.
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She believed their meeting was preordained by destiny.
The outcome of the rigged contest felt preordained from the very start.
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Often used in discussions of fate, religion, or outcomes that seem impossible to have avoided.
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