fatal

The word “fatal” has 2 syllables: fa-tal

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪ.təl/

What is synonym and antonym for fatal?

In the thesaurus, “fatal” has 81 synonyms and 49 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fatal along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fatal

adverse
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
baleful
baneful
bloody
calamitous
cataclysmal
cataclysmic
catastrophic
crucial
damaging
damning
dangerous
deadly
deathly
decisive
deleterious
destined
destructive
determining
detrimental
disastrous
doomed
evil
fateful
fell
final
foreordained
grave
grievous
hapless
harmful
hazardous
hurtful
ill
ill-fated
ill-starred
incurable
inevitable
infectious
infective
injurious
internecine
jeopardizing
killer
killing
lethal
luckless
malefic
malignant
menacing
mortal
mortiferous
murderous
noxious
parlous
perilous
pernicious
pestilent
pestilential
poisonous
predestined
prejudicial
risky
ruinous
sanguinary
sanguine
serious
sublethal
terminal
threatening
toxic
truculent
ugly
unfortunate
unhealthy
unlucky
unsound
virulent
vital

Antonyms for fatal

advantageous
alleviative
assisting
auspicious
beneficial
blessed
bright
corrective
curative
encouraging
fair
flukey
fluky
fortuitous
fortunate
golden
happy
harmless
healthful
healthy
heartening
helpful
hopeful
life-giving
lucky
nonfatal
nonlethal
nonpoisonous
nontoxic
nourishing
optimistic
promising
propitious
providential
remedial
restorative
rose-colored
rosy
safe
salubrious
salutary
tonic
trivial
unimportant
unnecessary
upbeat
useful
vital
wholesome

Meanings of fatal

noun
1. A fatality; an event that leads to death.
2. A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.
adjective
1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
2. Foreboding death or great disaster.
3. Causing death or destruction.
4. Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

Example Sentences

The accident resulted in a fatal injury.
He made a fatal mistake by ignoring the warning signs.
The virus can have fatal consequences if left untreated.
A fatal flaw in the design caused the structure to collapse.
They investigated the cause of the fatal fire.

On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fatal, such as: advantageous, adverse, alleviative, apocalyptic, apocalyptical, assisting, auspicious.

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