Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
fateful
Adjective
/ˈfeɪt.fəl/
Definition
Having important consequences; decisive or extremely significant.
Examples
- It was a fateful decision that changed the course of her life.
- The fateful night left many lives forever altered.
- They faced a fateful choice that would affect generations to come.
Meaning
Something that has the power to determine the course of events, often in a negative or tragic sense.
Synonyms
- Destiny-altering
- Momentous
- Critical
- Significant
- Decisive
