Synonyms of fatalistic

fatalistic

adjective

as in cynical

having or showing a belief that the future is determined and cannot be changed

His fatalistic outlook resulted in a lack of motivation to pursue a career.

Related Words

• cynical
• negative
• nihilistic
• defeatist
• pessimistic
• depressing
• bleak
• misanthropic
• negativistic
• nihilist
• grim
• sardonic
• skeptical
• hostile
• distrustful
• mistrustful
• ironic
• derisive
• wry
• suspicious
• somber
• scornful
• negativist
• mocking
• morose
• downbeat
• despairing
• contrary
• cheerless
• desperate
• sullen
• saturnine
• hopeless
• discouraging
• gloomy
• unlikely
• funereal
• dry
• inauspicious
• sepulchral
• dismal
• disheartening
• bearish
• jaded
• comfortless
• unpromising
• dreary
• desolate
• worldly-wise
• sophisticated

Dissimilar Words

• optimistic
• positive
• cheerful
• positivistic
• hopeful
• positivist
• upbeat
• rosy
• romantic
• idealistic
• cheery
• sunny
• impractical
• Pollyannaish
• utopian
• Panglossian
• rose-colored
• Pollyanna
• idealist
• visionary
• favorable
• chipper
• good
• comforting
• reassuring
• likely
• bright
• promising
• uncynical
• encouraging
• fair
• golden
• propitious
• auspicious
• heartening
• cheering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fatalistic

There’s another, less fatalistic response to both the Balogun red card reversal and the economic malaise. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

By contrast, Whitehead was fatalistic. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Many, though, are fearful about what is to come at the World Cup — and fatalistic about the future. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026

When the voyeur and his subject begin physically to interact, there is low-key suspense, a hint of danger and a fatalistic romantic current fed by their growing mutual curiosity. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

Blowing a 3-0 lead in an elimination game was a kick in the shins worthy of this most fatalistic of sports markets. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026

Beats that might once have been framed through a hazy, absurdist lens now play as something much more fatalistic and frightening. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026

Most people have a very fatalistic view of their age. — Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2026

Known for his spare, unforgiving style and darkly comic fatalistic sensibility, along with his penchant for leather jackets, lots of smoking and a deadpan sense of humor, Tarr was a quintessential arthouse filmmaker. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026