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Synonyms for fate
Synonyms: Noun
circumstance, destiny, doom, fortune, kismet, lot, portion
Synonyms: Verb
destine, doom, foredoom, foreordain, ordain, predestine, predetermine, preordain
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… the fate of our species is bound up with those of countless others, with which we share a habitat that we cannot long dominate … — John Gray, Times Literary Supplement, 11 Sept. 1992 So what went wrong? I ask Syd again, glancing ahead to the inevitable end. What quirk of fate, this time round, Syd, checked the great man's stride? — John le Carré, A Perfect Spy, 1986 Often there is a specified character on whom a work hinges and whose fate we follow, a Raskolnikov or a Hamlet … — Robert Penn Warren, Democracy and Poetry, 1975 The money goes down one-two-three on the table, fives and tens and twenties, and the wheel begins to spin. Round and round she goes, where she stops nobody knows. It's up to fate. Kismet, as they say. — Mordecai Richler, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz, 1959 They thought they would never see each other again, but fate brought them back together. a surprising turn of fate One company went bankrupt, and a similar fate befell the other. Her fate was sealed by the marriage arrangement made in her youth.Verb
Given what was going on when the magazine was started, Utne Reader seems fated to have happened—it was simply an idea that fit the times. — Eric Utne, Utne Reader, March/April 1994 It was during this interregnum between the acquisition of regional power and the actual use of it that Henderson was fated to enter the picture. — Robert D. Kaplan, The Arabists, 1993 Who are my viewing companions at this hour? Dazed and confused, we are isolated in sunken couches, empty beds and cheap hotel rooms across this crumbling nation, one through MTV but fated never to meet. — Hugh Gallagher, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 1993 the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings
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The series of events is prompting analysts and other industry experts to question whether Penney can avoid the fate of fellow department-store operator Sears Holdings Corp., which filed for bankruptcy and barely staved off liquidation. — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, "J.C. Penney Struggles to Avoid Same Fate as Sears," 21 Jan. 2019 Your objective is to determine the fate — and often, the precise manner of death — of each person on board, their culpability in the tragedy, and the larger series of events that left the ship abandoned and adrift. — Laura Hudson, The Verge, "Why Return of the Obra Dinn is my game of the year," 21 Dec. 2018 Yet India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, long among the world’s top diving destinations, have somehow managed to avoid that fate. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "The Best Places to Travel in 2019," 7 Dec. 2018 Whatever their differences, the Trumps formulated a plan to avoid this fate. — Susanne Craig, The Seattle Times, "Trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from father," 2 Oct. 2018 Because of the murder, V.F.B. and her family moved in order to avoid a similar fate. — Kathleen Mcwilliams, courant.com, "Two Children Being Held In Connecticut After Separation From Parents At Border File Suit Against Government," 6 July 2018 In the uproar over the separation of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexican border, the Trump administration has said repeatedly that asylum seekers can avoid that fate by presenting themselves at a port of entry. — latimes.com, "Today: Mexico’s Populist Landslide," 2 July 2018 Brazil will attempt to avoid the fate that so many tournament favorites have already experienced. — USA TODAY, "FIFA World Cup: Round of 16 schedule, TV time and storylines for Monday, July 2," 1 July 2018 Naturally, Labour wants to avoid this fate, dubbed Pasokification. — The Economist, "Why Labour is obsessed with Greek politics," 28 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Shiru’s logo is made entirely of circles and represents cultural exchange or connections of students and companies, which also alludes to fate or destiny. — Fox News, "Students ‘pay’ for coffee with personal data," 4 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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