fate·ful (f t f l)adj. 1. Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous: a fateful decision to counterattack. 2. Controlled by or as if by fate; predetermined. 3. Bringing death or disaster; fatal. 4. Ominously prophetic; portentous: a fateful sign. fate ful·ly adv.fate ful·ness n. |
fateful [ˈfeɪtfʊl]
adj
1. having important consequences; decisively important
2. bringing death or disaster
3. controlled by or as if by fate
4. prophetic
fatefully adv
fatefulness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | fateful - having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived" decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" |
| 2. | fateful - ominously prophetic prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" | |
| 3. | fateful - (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error" unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" | |
| 4. | fateful - controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result" |
fateful
adjective
1. crucial, important, significant, critical, decisive, momentous, portentous What changed for him in that fateful year?
crucial ordinary, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, nugatory
crucial ordinary, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, nugatory
2. disastrous, fatal, deadly, destructive, lethal, ominous, ruinous He had sailed on his third and fateful voyage.
Translations
fateful
adj day, night, moment, meeting, journey → schicksalhaft; decision, consequence → verhängnisvoll; words → schicksalsschwer; to be fateful for somebody → jds Schicksal besiegeln
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