Antonyms for fatalistic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : feyt-l-iz-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪt lˌɪz əm

Definition of fatalistic

Origin : 1832, from fatalist + -ic.

As in pessimistic : adj expecting bad outcome

Example sentences :

She surrendered absolutely to fatalistic enjoyment of the gifts the gods had sent.
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

He chuckled softly and hideously to himself at the fatalistic idea.
Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

I was not in the least scared; on the contrary, I was filled with a kind of fatalistic rage.
Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

Being Mohammedans, they show a fatalistic bravery in battle.
Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert

She handed her feelings over to the actors with a kind of fatalistic resignation.
Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather

His face was set—afterwards I told myself it was fatalistic.
Extract from : « The Desert Drum » by Robert Hichens

Dantus indulged in a fatalistic shrug of his shoulders as he concluded.
Extract from : « The Copper-Clad World » by Harl Vincent

But neither is it fatalistic: it does not work by compulsory necessity.
Extract from : « Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding » by John Dewey

No puerile fear, no fatalistic paralysis restrained his understanding.
Extract from : « Mexico » by Susan Hale

But if he is cornered he fights with a terrible and fatalistic desperation.
Extract from : « Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War » by Frederick A. Talbot

Synonyms for fatalistic

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