A terrible fate awaited him.
Source: tatoeba (19160)
Fate
/feɪt/
Synonyms for "fate" (309 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (62)
Noun(9 words)
a better placeaccidentaccidentalityact of godactuarial calculationadventitiousnessafterlifeafterworldallocateallotallotmentallowanceapodosisappointappointed lotappropriateappropriate toassignassign toastral influences
Show 33 more words
astrologybanebeyondbig endbigger halfbitbitebook of fatebreakbreaksbudgetcasualnesscatastropheceasingcertaintycessationchancechunkcircumstancecodacollapsecommissionconclusionconsequenceconstellationconsummationcontingentcoup de gracecrack of doomculminationcupcurtaincurtains
Strong matches (93)
cutdealdeathdeath knelldeathblowdeceasedecentdenouementdestinatedestinationdestinedestinydestructiondetaildeterminedevotedies funestisdisasterdispositiondividend
Show 57 more words
doledoomdownfallearmarkeffectendend pointendingenvoiepilogueequal shareeschatologyeternal homeexpirationfatalityfatefulnessfinal solutionfinal twitchfinal wordsfinalefinalityfinisfinishflip of a coinflukinessforce majeureforedoomfortuitousnessfortuityfortunefridayfriday the thirteenthfuturefuture stategamblegoalgood fortunegood luckhalfhalverhandwriting on the wallhaphappenstancehappy chanceheavenheedless haphelpinghereafterhomehow they fallides of marchindefeasibilityindeterminacyindeterminatenessineluctabilityinescapablenessinevasibleness
Noun(13 words)
Related words (154)
inevitabilityinevitable accidentinevitablenessinexorabilityinflexibilityinterestirrevocabilityissueizzardkarmakismetlastlast breathlast gasplast thingslast trumpetlast wordlast wordslatter endlaw of averages
Show 115 more words
lifelife after deathlife to comelotluckmake assignmentsmarkmark offmark out formeasuremeedmessmodicummoietymoiranecessitynemesisnext worldomegaopportunityordainotherworldoutcomeparadisepartpayoffpercentageperiodperorationpieceplanetsportionportion offpostexistencepredeterminationpredeterminepreordainprinciple of indeterminacyprobabilityproblematicnessproportionprovidencequantumquietusquotarake offrake-offrandom samplerationrelentlessnessreserveresolutionrespectableresting placerestrictrestrict toresultriskruinrun of luckschedulesegmentserendipitysetset apartset asideset offshareslicesmall sharestakestarsstatistical probabilitystockstoppagestopping placesurenessswan songtagtermterminalterminationterminusthe beyondthe breaksthe good hereafterthe gravethe great beyondthe great hereafterthe hereafterthe unknowntheory of probabilityunavoidable casualtyunavoidablenessuncertaintyuncertainty principleuncontrollabilityundeflectabilityundoingunknownunlucky dayunpreventabilityunyieldingnessupshotvis majorwantingweirdwhat bodeswhat is fatedwhatever comeswheel of fortunewill of heavenwindupworld to comez
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: destiny, lot, fortune, portion, predestination.
- Sentence evidence is available for fate, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "fate".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "fate"
Keep "fate" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "fate" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "fate", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "fate" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfate of nationsfateful decisionfateful hourgrim fatepredestined fateunknown fate
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
125 translations across 59 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μοῖρα noun (destiny)
Arabic
4 entries- قَدَر noun (destiny)
- قَدَر noun (destiny)
- قِسْمَة noun (destiny)
- قِسْمَة noun (destiny)
Armenian
1 entries- ճակատագիր noun (destiny)
Bashkir
1 entries- яҙмыш noun (destiny)
Basque
2 entries- adur noun (destiny)
- zori noun (destiny)
Belarusian
1 entries- лёс noun (destiny)
Bulgarian
3 entries- о́рис noun (destiny)
- съдба́ noun (destiny)
- у́част noun (destiny)
Burmese
2 entries- နဖူးစာ noun (destiny)
- ဖူးစာ noun (destiny)
Catalan
2 entries- destí noun (destiny)
- planeta noun (destiny)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- قەزا و قەدەر noun (destiny)
- چارەنووس noun (destiny)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎢᏳᏓᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ noun (destiny)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 命運 /命运 noun (destiny)
- 宿命 noun (destiny)
- 氣數 /气数 noun (destiny)
- 運命 /运命 noun (destiny)
Czech
3 entries- osud noun (destiny)
- pohroma noun (destiny)
- zhouba noun (destiny)
Danish
1 entries- skæbne noun (destiny)
Dutch
1 entries- lot noun (destiny)
Esperanto
2 entries- destino noun (destiny)
- sorto noun (destiny)
Estonian
1 entries- saatus noun (destiny)
Finnish
1 entries- kohtalo noun (destiny)
French
2 entries- destin noun (destiny)
- destinée noun (destiny)
Galician
1 entries- destino noun (destiny)
German
1 entries- Schicksal noun (destiny)
Greek
2 entries- μοίρα noun (destiny)
- πεπρωμένο noun (destiny)
Hebrew
2 entries- גּוֹרָל noun (destiny)
- מַזָּל noun (destiny)
Hindi
4 entries- करम noun (destiny)
- कर्म noun (destiny)
- क़िस्मत noun (destiny)
- किस्मत noun (destiny)
Hungarian
1 entries- végzet noun (destiny)
Icelandic
1 entries- örlög noun (destiny)
Irish
1 entries- cinniúint noun (destiny)
Italian
3 entries- destino noun (destiny)
- fato noun (destiny)
- sorte noun (destiny)
Japanese
2 entries- 宿命 noun (destiny)
- 運命 noun (destiny)
Korean
2 entries- 숙명 noun (destiny)
- 운명 noun (destiny)
Latin
3 entries- fātum noun (destiny)
- fātus noun (destiny)
- sors noun (destiny)
Macedonian
2 entries- касмет noun (destiny)
- судбина noun (destiny)
Malayalam
1 entries- വിധി noun (destiny)
Māori
2 entries- ara tātai noun (destiny)
- mana matatuhi noun (destiny)
Nepali
1 entries- भाग्य noun (destiny)
Norman
1 entries- destinné noun (destiny)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skjebne noun (destiny)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- skjebne noun (destiny)
Old English
1 entries- wyrd noun (destiny)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schikjsol noun (destiny)
Polish
2 entries- los noun (destiny)
- przeznaczenie noun (destiny)
Portuguese
3 entries- destino noun (destiny)
- fado noun (destiny)
- sorte noun (destiny)
Romanian
1 entries- soartă noun (destiny)
Russian
4 entries- до́ля noun (destiny)
- рок noun (destiny)
- судьба́ noun (destiny)
- у́часть noun (destiny)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- sùdba noun (destiny)
- sȕdbina noun (destiny)
- ùsud noun (destiny)
- су̀дба noun (destiny)
Slovene
1 entries- usoda noun (destiny)
Spanish
4 entries- azar noun (destiny)
- destinación noun (destiny)
- destino noun (destiny)
- fátum noun (destiny)
Swahili
1 entries- majaliwa noun (destiny)
Swedish
1 entries- öde noun (destiny)
Thai
3 entries- พรหมลิขิต noun (destiny)
- เทวลิขิต noun (destiny)
- โชคชะตา noun (destiny)
Tibetan
3 entries- དབང་ཐང noun (destiny)
- ལས noun (destiny)
- ལས་ཀྱི་བསྐོས་ཐང noun (destiny)
Turkish
2 entries- kader noun (destiny)
- kısmet noun (destiny)
Ukrainian
2 entries- до́ля noun (destiny)
- льос noun (destiny)
Urdu
2 entries- تقدیر noun (destiny)
- قسمت noun (destiny)
Venetan
1 entries- sòrt noun (destiny)
Vietnamese
2 entries- túc mệnh noun (destiny)
- vận mệnh noun (destiny)
Volapük
1 entries- fät noun (destiny)
Welsh
1 entries- tynged noun (destiny)
Yiddish
1 entries- גורל noun (destiny)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
It is no use quarreling with fate.
Source: tatoeba (26537)
I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.
Source: tatoeba (26538)
Although our universe is still young, theorists are busy exploring its ultimate fate.
Source: tatoeba (28895)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "fate"?
Closest matches include destiny, lot, fortune, portion, predestination.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "fate"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.