Fate

//feɪt//

Synonyms for "fate" (297 found)

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Strong matches (89)

consequence constellation consummation contingent coup de grace crack of doom culmination cup curtain curtains cut deal death death knell deathblow decease decent denouement destinate destination

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Verb(3 words)

designate destine doom

Noun(5 words)

destin developmental pathway fatality foredoom foreordination

Related words (148)

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law of averages life life after death life to come luck make assignments mark mark off mark out for measure meed mess modicum moiety moira nemesis next world norn omega opportunity ordain orlay otherworld outcome paradise part payoff percentage period peroration piece planets portion portion off postexistence predestination predetermination predetermine preordain principle of indeterminacy probability problematicness proportion providence quantum quietus quota rake off rake-off random sample ration relentlessness reserve resolution respectable resting place restrict restrict to result risk ruin run of luck schedule segment serendipity set set apart set aside set off share slice small share stake stars statistical probability stock stoppage stopping place sureness swan song tag term terminal termination terminus the beyond the breaks the good hereafter the grave the great beyond the great hereafter the hereafter the unknown theory of probability unavoidable casualty unavoidableness uncertainty uncertainty principle uncontrollability undeflectability undoing unknown unlucky day unpreventability unyieldingness upshot vis major wanting weird what bodes what is fated whatever comes wheel of fortune will of heaven windup world to come wyrd z

Noun(10 words)

kismet luck natural order norn orlay predestination predestiny preordination qadar weird

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More general

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causal agency causal agent cause condition happening natural event occurrence occurrent ordain sure thing

More specific

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happy ever after wanweird

Antonyms

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chance choice free free future free will freedom future will

Synonyms

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destine destiny doom fortune kismet lot necessity orlay predestination wyrd

Related terms

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amor fati date with destiny determinism indeterminism inevitable inevitably quirk of fate twist of fate

capable of

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hand bad blow separate lovers

derived

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as fate would have it cheat fate fatal fatalism fatality fate map fate-fraught fated fatefraught fateful fateless fatelike fatesome fickle finger of fate fucked by the fickle finger of fate leave someone to their fate

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distinct from

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happenstance

has context

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mythology

is a

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causal agent uncontrollable fortune video game

part of

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supernatural

related to

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amor fati cards cause chance chance meeting consequence crossed death destination destiny determined determined outcome determinism die duel duel of

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similar

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destiny

Translations

470 translations across 106 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

fat noun (that which predetermines events)
gullmë noun (that which predetermines events)

Ancient Greek

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μοῖρα noun (that which predetermines events)
μοῖρα noun (destiny)

Arabic

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تَقْدِير noun (that which predetermines events)
قَدَر noun (that which predetermines events)
قَدَر noun (that which predetermines events)
قَدَر noun (destiny)

Armenian

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բախտ noun (that which predetermines events)
բախտ noun (inevitable events)
ճակատագիր noun (that which predetermines events)
ճակատագիր noun (inevitable events)

Aromanian

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lahno noun (that which predetermines events)
mirã noun (that which predetermines events)
nãfãcã noun (that which predetermines events)
scriatã noun (that which predetermines events)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

bəxt noun (that which predetermines events)
nəsib noun (that which predetermines events)
qədər noun (that which predetermines events)
tale noun (that which predetermines events)

Bashkir

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яҙмыш noun (that which predetermines events)
яҙмыш noun (destiny)

Basque

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adur noun (destiny)
halabehar noun (that which predetermines events)
zori noun (destiny)

Belarusian

3 entries

до́ля noun (that which predetermines events)
лёс noun (that which predetermines events)
лёс noun (destiny)

Bengali

3 entries

নসীব noun (that which predetermines events)
নিয়তি noun (that which predetermines events)
ভাগ্য noun (that which predetermines events)

Bhojpuri

2 entries

तकदीर noun (that which predetermines events)
भाग्य noun (that which predetermines events)

Breton

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tonkadur noun (that which predetermines events)

Bulgarian

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but see мойра noun (goddess)
дял noun (that which predetermines events)
о́рис noun (that which predetermines events)
о́рис noun (destiny)

Burmese

3 entries

ကြမ္မာ noun (that which predetermines events)
နဖူးစာ noun (destiny)
ဖူးစာ noun (destiny)

Carpathian Rusyn

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доля noun (that which predetermines events)
осуд noun (that which predetermines events)
судьба noun (that which predetermines events)

Catalan

4 entries

destí noun (that which predetermines events)
destí noun (destiny)
fat noun (that which predetermines events)
fat noun (inevitable events)

Central Kurdish

4 entries

قەزا و قەدەر noun (destiny)
چارەنووس noun (that which predetermines events)
چارەنووس noun (inevitable events)
چارەنووس noun (destiny)

Cherokee

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ᎢᏳᏓᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ noun (that which predetermines events)
ᎢᏳᏓᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ noun (destiny)

Chinese Mandarin

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命運 /命运 noun (that which predetermines events)
命運 /命运 noun (destiny)
宿命 noun (that which predetermines events)
宿命 noun (destiny)

Czech

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osud noun (that which predetermines events)
osud noun (inevitable events)
osud noun (destiny)
pohroma noun (destiny)

Dalmatian

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suart noun (that which predetermines events)

Danish

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skæbne noun (that which predetermines events)
skæbne noun (destiny)

Dutch

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beschikking noun (that which predetermines events)
lot noun (that which predetermines events)
lot noun (inevitable events)
lot noun (destiny)

Esperanto

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Fatalo noun (goddess)
Fortuno noun (goddess)
destino noun (that which predetermines events)
destino noun (destiny)

Estonian

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saatus noun (that which predetermines events)
saatus noun (destiny)

Faroese

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lagna noun (that which predetermines events)

Finnish

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kohtalo noun (that which predetermines events)
kohtalo noun (inevitable events)
kohtalo noun (destiny)
kohtalotar noun (goddess)

French

4 entries

destin noun (that which predetermines events)
destin noun (destiny)
destinée noun (that which predetermines events)
destinée noun (destiny)

Friulian

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destìn noun (that which predetermines events)
fât noun (that which predetermines events)
sorte noun (that which predetermines events)

Galician

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destino noun (that which predetermines events)
destino noun (inevitable events)
destino noun (destiny)
fado noun (inevitable events)

Georgian

2 entries

ბედი noun (that which predetermines events)
ბედისწერა noun (that which predetermines events)

German

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Geschick noun (that which predetermines events)
Los noun (that which predetermines events)
Schicksal noun (that which predetermines events)
Schicksal noun (destiny)

Greek

4 entries

ειμαρμένη noun (that which predetermines events)
μοίρα noun (that which predetermines events)
μοίρα noun (inevitable events)
μοίρα noun (destiny)

Gujarati

4 entries

કરમ noun (that which predetermines events)
કિસ્મત noun (that which predetermines events)
તકદીર noun (that which predetermines events)
નસીબ noun (that which predetermines events)

Hebrew

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גּוֹרָל noun (that which predetermines events)
גּוֹרָל noun (inevitable events)
גּוֹרָל noun (destiny)
מַזָּל noun (that which predetermines events)

Hindi

4 entries

करम noun (that which predetermines events)
करम noun (destiny)
कर्म noun (that which predetermines events)
कर्म noun (destiny)

Hungarian

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sors noun (that which predetermines events)
végzet noun (destiny)

Icelandic

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örlög noun (that which predetermines events)
örlög noun (destiny)

Indonesian

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nasib noun (that which predetermines events)
nasib noun (inevitable events)
takdir noun (that which predetermines events)

Iranian Persian

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بَخْت noun (that which predetermines events)
تَقْدیر noun (that which predetermines events)
سَرْنِوِشْت noun (that which predetermines events)
قَضا noun (that which predetermines events)

Irish

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cinniúint noun (that which predetermines events)
cinniúint noun (destiny)

Istriot

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suorto noun (that which predetermines events)

Italian

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destino noun (that which predetermines events)
destino noun (inevitable events)
destino noun (destiny)
fato noun (that which predetermines events)

Japanese

4 entries

宿命 noun (that which predetermines events)
宿命 noun (destiny)
運命 noun (that which predetermines events)
運命 noun (destiny)

Kazakh

3 entries

жазмыш noun (that which predetermines events)
пешене noun (that which predetermines events)
тағдыр noun (that which predetermines events)

Khmer

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កម្ម noun (that which predetermines events)
គំនូស noun (that which predetermines events)
ជោគវាសនា noun (that which predetermines events)

Korean

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숙명 noun (that which predetermines events)
숙명 noun (destiny)
운명 noun (that which predetermines events)
운명 noun (destiny)

Kyrgyz

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тагдыр noun (that which predetermines events)

Lao

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ກະເຍີມ noun (that which predetermines events)
ກັມ noun (that which predetermines events)
ກັມແລະເວນ noun (that which predetermines events)

Latin

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fātum noun (that which predetermines events)
fātum noun (inevitable events)
fātum noun (destiny)
fātus noun (that which predetermines events)

Latvian

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liktenis noun (that which predetermines events)

Lithuanian

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likimas noun (that which predetermines events)

Lower Sorbian

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kjabel noun (that which predetermines events)
pśisud noun (that which predetermines events)
pśisuźenje noun (that which predetermines events)

Macedonian

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касмет noun (destiny)
судбина noun (that which predetermines events)
судбина noun (inevitable events)
судбина noun (destiny)

Malay

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nasib noun (that which predetermines events)
takdir noun (that which predetermines events)

Malayalam

4 entries

തലയിലെഴുത്ത് noun (that which predetermines events)
വിധി noun (that which predetermines events)
വിധി noun (inevitable events)
വിധി noun (destiny)

Maltese

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destin noun (that which predetermines events)

Mizo

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khúaléng noun (that which predetermines events)
khúarèl noun (that which predetermines events)

Mongolian

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заяа тавилан noun (that which predetermines events)
мөхөл noun (that which predetermines events)
хувь заяа noun (that which predetermines events)
хувь зохиол noun (that which predetermines events)

Māori

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ara tātai noun (destiny)
aratātai noun (that which predetermines events)
mana matatuhi noun (destiny)

Nepali

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भाग्य noun (destiny)

Norman

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destinné noun (that which predetermines events)
destinné noun (destiny)
sort noun (that which predetermines events)

Northern Kurdish

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nesîb noun (that which predetermines events)
qeder noun (that which predetermines events)
qismet noun (that which predetermines events)
çarenivîs noun (that which predetermines events)

Norwegian Bokmål

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skjebne noun (that which predetermines events)
skjebne noun (inevitable events)
skjebne noun (destiny)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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lagnad noun (that which predetermines events)
skjebne noun (inevitable events)
skjebne noun (destiny)

Occitan

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sòrt noun (that which predetermines events)

Old East Slavic

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долꙗ noun (that which predetermines events)

Old English

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wyrd noun (that which predetermines events)
wyrd noun (destiny)

Pannonian Rusyn

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доля noun (that which predetermines events)
судьба noun (that which predetermines events)

Pashto

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برخليک noun (that which predetermines events)
تقدير noun (that which predetermines events)
قسمت noun (that which predetermines events)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Schikjsol noun (that which predetermines events)
Schikjsol noun (destiny)

Polish

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dola noun (that which predetermines events)
los noun (that which predetermines events)
los noun (destiny)
przeznaczenie noun (that which predetermines events)

Portuguese

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destino noun (that which predetermines events)
destino noun (destiny)
fado noun (that which predetermines events)
fado noun (destiny)

Punjabi

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تَقْدِیر noun (that which predetermines events)
قِسْمَت noun (that which predetermines events)
لیکھ noun (that which predetermines events)
ਕ਼ਿਸਮਤ noun (that which predetermines events)

Romanian

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destin noun (that which predetermines events)
soartă noun (that which predetermines events)
soartă noun (destiny)
ursitoare noun (goddess)

Romansch

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destin noun (that which predetermines events)
sort noun (that which predetermines events)

Russian

4 entries

до́ля noun (that which predetermines events)
до́ля noun (inevitable events)
до́ля noun (destiny)
рок noun (that which predetermines events)

Sanskrit

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अदृष्ट noun (that which predetermines events)
दैव noun (that which predetermines events)
नियति noun (that which predetermines events)
भाग्य noun (that which predetermines events)

Sardinian

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solte noun (that which predetermines events)
solte noun (that which predetermines events)
solti noun (that which predetermines events)
sorti noun (that which predetermines events)

Scots

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weird noun (that which predetermines events)

Scottish Gaelic

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cinneamhain noun (that which predetermines events)

Serbo-Croatian

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sùdba noun (that which predetermines events)
sùdba noun (inevitable events)
sùdba noun (destiny)
sȕdbina noun (that which predetermines events)

Sicilian

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distinu noun (that which predetermines events)
fatu noun (that which predetermines events)
sorti noun (that which predetermines events)

Slovak

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osud noun (that which predetermines events)

Slovene

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usoda noun (that which predetermines events)
usoda noun (destiny)

Spanish

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azar noun (that which predetermines events)
azar noun (destiny)
destinación noun (that which predetermines events)
destinación noun (inevitable events)

Swahili

3 entries

majaliwa noun (that which predetermines events)
majaliwa noun (inevitable events)
majaliwa noun (destiny)

Swedish

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skickelse noun (that which predetermines events)
öde noun (that which predetermines events)
öde noun (destiny)

Tagalog

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tadhana noun (that which predetermines events)

Tajik

4 entries

бахт noun (that which predetermines events)
насиба noun (that which predetermines events)
оянда noun (that which predetermines events)
сарнавишт noun (that which predetermines events)

Tatar

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язмыш noun (that which predetermines events)

Thai

4 entries

กรรม noun (that which predetermines events)
ชะตา noun (that which predetermines events)
ดวง noun (that which predetermines events)
พรหมลิขิต noun (that which predetermines events)

Tibetan

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དབང་ཐང noun (destiny)
བསྐོས་ཐང noun (inevitable events)
ལས noun (that which predetermines events)
ལས noun (destiny)

Turkish

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alın yazısı noun (that which predetermines events)
kader noun (that which predetermines events)
kader noun (inevitable events)
kader noun (destiny)

Turkmen

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nesibe noun (that which predetermines events)
takdyr noun (that which predetermines events)
täleý noun (that which predetermines events)
ykbal noun (that which predetermines events)

Ukrainian

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до́ля noun (that which predetermines events)
до́ля noun (destiny)
льос noun (that which predetermines events)
льос noun (destiny)

Urdu

4 entries

بَخْت noun (that which predetermines events)
تقدیر noun (destiny)
تَقْدِیر noun (that which predetermines events)
سَر نَوِشْت noun (that which predetermines events)

Uyghur

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تەقدىر noun (that which predetermines events)

Uzbek

3 entries

nasiba noun (that which predetermines events)
qismat noun (that which predetermines events)
taqdir noun (that which predetermines events)

Venetan

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destìn noun (that which predetermines events)
sort noun (that which predetermines events)
sorte noun (that which predetermines events)
sòrt noun (inevitable events)

Vietnamese

4 entries

số mạng noun (that which predetermines events)
số phận noun (that which predetermines events)
túc mệnh noun (that which predetermines events)
túc mệnh noun (destiny)

Volapük

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fät noun (destiny)

Welsh

2 entries

tynged noun (that which predetermines events)
tynged noun (destiny)

Yakut

3 entries

анал noun (that which predetermines events)
дьылҕа noun (that which predetermines events)
төлкө noun (that which predetermines events)

Yiddish

3 entries

גורל noun (that which predetermines events)
גורל noun (destiny)
דאָליע noun (that which predetermines events)

Zazaki

4 entries

nasib noun (that which predetermines events)
nuşıte noun (that which predetermines events)
qeder noun (that which predetermines events)
qısmet noun (that which predetermines events)

Sample sentences

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A terrible fate awaited him.

Source: tatoeba (19160)

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)

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