Synonyms for fateful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : feyt-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪt fəl

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Définition of fateful

Origin :
  • 1710s, "prophetic," from fate + -ful. Meaning "of momentous consequences" is from c.1800. Related: Fatefully.
  • adj significant
  • adj deadly
Example sentences :
  • On this fateful day, she alone was oppressed with strange forebodings.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • The continued shocks since that fateful night of the cards had told upon me.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The fateful exodus of the day had evidently slipped his memory entirely.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • The fateful day had come and gone, yet London stood where it did before.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • The three weeks prior to the fateful fourteenth had been crowded with activities.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • One fateful evening the reading was interrupted by the arrival of Mr. Kendall.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Schofield stood as one stupefied, staring blankly at the fateful words.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
  • There was something suddenly strange and fateful about it all to Charmian.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells
  • I hadn't so long to wait as most folks had—no longer than an hour of that fateful night.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • Matters lay in a condition of suspense until the fateful hour.
  • Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall

Antonyms for fateful

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