Words that rhyme with destined

• blessing 0
  n 1: the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" [syn: blessing, approval, approving] [ant: disapproval] 2: a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors" [syn: blessing, boon] 3: a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" [syn: grace, blessing, thanksgiving] 4: a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection [syn: benediction, blessing] 5: the act of praying for divine protection [syn: blessing, benediction]
• clandestine 0
  adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and- corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]
• contestant 0
  n 1: a person who participates in competitions 2: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
• contested 0
  adj 1: disputed or made the object of contention or competition; "a contested election" [ant: uncontested]
• destiny 0
  n 1: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future [syn: destiny, fate] 2: the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" [syn: destiny, fate] 3: 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" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion]
• essence 0
  n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty] 2: any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted 3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist] 4: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor [syn: perfume, essence]
• fated 0
  adj 1: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" [syn: doomed, fated]
• guessing 0
  n 1: an estimate based on little or no information [syn: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning]
• headwind 0
  n 1: wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
• intestine 0
  n 1: the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus [syn: intestine, bowel, gut]
• investing 0
  n 1: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: investing, investment]
• investment 0
  n 1: the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit [syn: investing, investment] 2: money that is invested with an expectation of profit [syn: investment, investment funds] 3: the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work" 4: outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism 5: the act of putting on robes or vestments 6: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank [syn: investment, investiture]
• legend 0
  n 1: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events [syn: legend, fable] 2: brief description accompanying an illustration [syn: caption, legend]
• lessen 0
  v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase] 2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease, lessen, minify] [ant: increase] 3: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen]
• lessened 0
  adj 1: impaired by diminution [syn: diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened] 2: decreased in severity; made less harsh
• lesson 0
  n 1: a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" 2: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson] 3: the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" [syn: moral, lesson] 4: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"
• method 0
  n 1: a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) 2: an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed [syn: method acting, method]
• predestined 0
  adj 1: established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" [syn: foreordained, predestinate, predestined]
• second 0
  adv 1: in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy" [syn: second, secondly] adj 1: coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude [syn: second, 2nd, 2d] 2: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins" [ant: first] n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: second, sec, s] 2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, mo, minute, second, bit] 3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield [syn: second base, second] 4: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" [syn: moment, minute, second, instant] 5: following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second" 6: a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" [syn: second, arcsecond] 7: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match 8: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement] 9: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill" [syn: second gear, second] 10: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name [syn: irregular, second] v 1: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" [syn: second, back, endorse, indorse] 2: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
• tested 0
  adj 1: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method" [syn: tested, tried, well-tried] 2: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: tested, time- tested, tried, tried and true]
• testing 0
  n 1: the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons" 2: an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox" 3: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned [syn: examination, testing]
• threaten 0
  v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" [syn: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril] 2: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" 3: to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"
• western 0
  adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts; "the Western world"; "Western thought"; "Western thought" [ant: eastern] 2: of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch" [ant: eastern] 3: lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office" 4: of wind; from the west [syn: westerly, western] n 1: a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development [syn: Western, horse opera] 2: a sandwich made from a western omelet [syn: western, western sandwich]
• wrestling 0
  n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle] 2: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: wrestling, rassling, grappling]
• arrested 0
• bested 0
• infested 0
• invested 0
• messing 0
• nesting 0
• questioned 0
• resting 0

See also destined definition and destined synonyms