Definition of fateful

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  • fateful is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • fateful is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • fateful is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of fateful

  • ominously prophetic (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. foreboding
    2. portentous
  • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a fateful error

    Synonyms

    1. black
    2. calamitous
    3. disastrous
    4. fatal
  • controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. fatal
  • having momentous consequences; of decisive importance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea

    Synonyms

    1. fatal

See definition of fateful in Merriam Webster