Synonyms of fateful
43 similar words
Another word for fateful is remarkable. Other synonyms of fateful are crucial, essential, noticeable, paramount and destined.
Synonyms and similar words for fateful
adjectiveMomentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
- consequential
- necessary
- bigImportant or significant.
- central
- critical
- crucialEssential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
- epochfulImportant, momentous.
- essentialVery important; of high importance.
- extraordinary
- heavy
- pivotal
- high on the totem poleAccorded relatively high importance.
- historic
- innegligibleNot negligible.
- key
- life-or-death
- meaningful
- notedWell known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.
- noticeableWorthy of note; significant.
- observable
- outstanding
- paramountOf the highest importance.
- pertinentImportant with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
- relevant
- remarkableWorthy of remark; notable; interesting.
- salient
- significant
- unignorableThat cannot be ignored.
- valuable
- vitalVery important.
- weighty
- fatefraught archaic, rareFateful.
- fatesome rareCharacterised or marked by fate; fateful.
adjectiveDetermined in advance by fate, fated.
- foreordainedHaving been ordained or arranged in advance; predetermined.
- predestinedFated, predetermined, or doomed; something whose outcome has been set beforehand.
- bashertPreordained, fated.
- destinedConfined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain.
- fatedForeordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
- preordainedDetermined in advance; predestined.
- doomed archaicAssured of any outcome, whether positive or negative; fated.
- fatidic archaicOf or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.
- predevote obsolete, poeticPredestined.
- weird archaicBelonging, pertaining, or related to fate, destiny, or to the Fates; able to influence fate.
Meaning of fateful
- adjective Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
- adjective Determined in advance by fate, fated.
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Questions about synonyms of fateful
- What is another word for fateful?
- Fateful has 43 synonyms on Word.ws, such as remarkable, crucial, essential, noticeable, paramount, destined, fated and vital.
- What does fateful mean?
- Fateful means momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
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