Antonyms for fate
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : feyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : feɪt |
Definition of fate
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin fata, neuter plural of fatum "prophetic declaration, oracle, prediction," thus "that which is ordained, destiny, fate," literally "thing spoken (by the gods)," from neuter past participle of fari "to speak," from PIE *bha- (2) "speak" (see fame (n.)).
- The Latin sense evolution is from "sentence of the Gods" (Greek theosphaton) to "lot, portion" (Greek moira, personified as a goddess in Homer), also "one of the three goddesses (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) who determined the course of a human life." The native word was wyrd (see weird).
- noun predetermined course
- All efforts to ascertain your fate proved utterly fruitless.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- She was maintaining that calm level of submission to fate which had been her lifelong habit.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- And now, as the train took her swiftly to her fate, she made the best of it.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- From that day the fate of Leichardt and his companions has been involved in mystery.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Because we are free we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The sooner you go to see Miss Wilder the sooner you'll know her fate.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It strives to seal forever the fate of those it has enslaved.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He glowered at his fate, and tugged his tawny moustache for some time in silence.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
Synonyms for fate
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