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1. fateful
adjective. ['ˈfeɪtfəl'] having momentous consequences; of decisive importance.
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Etymology
- -ful (English)
- fate (English)
- fata (Latin)
Rhymes with Fateful
- ungrateful
- grateful
- hateful
Sentences with fateful
1. Adjective
Be prepared to let it go when the time comes, but keep it healthy until that fateful day.
Quotes about fateful
1. We all have such fateful objects -- it may be a recurrent landscape in one case, a number in another -- carefully chosen by the gods to attract events of specific significance for us: here shall John always stumble; there shall Jane's heart always break.
- Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
2. fateful
adjective. ['ˈfeɪtfəl'] controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- -ful (English)
- fate (English)
- fata (Latin)
3. fateful
adjective. ['ˈfeɪtfəl'] ominously prophetic.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ful (English)
- fate (English)
- fata (Latin)
4. fateful
adjective. ['ˈfeɪtfəl'] (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
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Etymology
- -ful (English)
- fate (English)
- fata (Latin)