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fatefully Synonyms

Another word for fatefully

Choosing another word for fatefully depends on context, so the 10 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In a manner that has far-reaching, decisive, and often disastrous consequences.

Usage Example

"The expedition's leaders decisively decided to ignore the approaching winter storm and press onward toward the summit."

Strong
decisively
momentously
ominously
portentously
calamitously
disastrously

• adverb (Context 2)

In a manner controlled or predetermined by fate or destiny.

Usage Example

"Years after graduating, the two former classmates inevitably crossed paths at a small train station in Vienna."

Strong
inevitably
inexorably
providentially
Weak
inavoidably

Opposites of fatefully

The opposite of fatefully shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

inconsequentially
insignificantly
trivially
accidentally
harmlessly
fortuitously
randomly
coincidentally
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