fateful

adjective
/ˈfeɪt.fəl/

Meaning

having significant or disastrous consequences

Example Sentences

Their fateful decision changed the course of history.

Synonyms

crucial, decisive, significant, disastrous

Antonyms

insignificant, trivial, harmless

Collocations

fateful choice, fateful night, fateful encounter

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Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind.

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