English Explanatory Dictionary

fateful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
  2. Determined in advance by fate, fated.

Pronunciation

/ˈfeɪtfəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fateful.wav

Word forms

fateful more fateful most fateful

Etymology

From fate + -ful.

Synonyms

consequential necessary big central critical crucial epochful essential extraordinary fateful fatefraught fatesome heavy pivotal high on the totem pole historic innegligible key life-or-death meaningful noted noticeable observable outstanding paramount pertinent relevant remarkable salient significant unignorable valuable vital weighty foreordained predestined bashert destined doomed fated fatidic predevote preordained weird

Derived words

fatefully fatefulness unfateful
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