ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fateful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfeɪtfəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Fateful is an adjective meaning Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.

Meaning

Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.

More Meanings

  1. Determined in advance by fate, fated.

Example Sentences

It started with that fateful trip, history was never the same afterwards.

Synonyms for fateful

Depending on context, synonyms include consequential, necessary, big, central, critical, crucial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fatal, portentous, foreboding, prophetic, decisive, inevitable.

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