fateful

adjective
UK: /ˈfeɪt.fəl/
US: /ˈfeɪt.fəl/

  1. Having a great or very important effect on future events; decisive.

    1. It was a fateful day when they first met.
    2. The meeting with the CEO proved to be a fateful moment in her career, leading to a promotion.

  2. Controlled or determined by fate.

    1. Was it just fateful that we ran into each other?
    2. She wondered if their paths were fatefully intertwined, destined for a fateful encounter.

Synonyms

decisive significant momentous consequential critical

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "fateful" in English means: Having a great or very important effect on future events; decisive., Controlled or determined by fate..

The phonetic transcription of "fateful" is /ˈfeɪt.fəl/ in British English and /ˈfeɪt.fəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "fateful": decisive, significant, momentous, consequential, critical.

Example usage of "fateful": "It was a fateful day when they first met.". More examples on the page.