fateful
adjectiveHow many syllables in fateful?
There are 2 syllables in the word fateful.How to pronounce fateful:
Definition of fateful:
- fateful (adjective):
- having a quality of ominous prophecy
- having important, and usually disastrous, consequences
- having momentous consequences; of decisive importance.
Synonyms for fateful:
calamitous
cataclysmic
catastrophic
critical
crucial
damning
decisive
destructive
disastrous
fatal
important
momentous
portentous
ruinous
significant
unfortunate
Antonyms for fateful:
commonplace
de minimis
dull
empty-headed
exiguous
extraneous
feather-brained
fiddling
flimsy
foolish
footling
frivolous
healthful
healthy
humdrum
immaterial
impertinent
inconsequential
inconsiderable
inessential
insignificant
insubstantial
irrelevant
life-giving
lightweight
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