Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "fate" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

chance choice free free future free will freedom future will

Capable Of

hand bad blow separate lovers

Derived Terms

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 quirk of fate red string of fate seal someone's fate sure as fate tempt fate twist of fate

Distinct From

happenstance

Context

mythology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

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

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

happy ever after wanweird

Type Of (IsA)

causal agent uncontrollable fortune video game

Part Of

supernatural

Related Terms

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

Related Terms

amor fati cards cause chance chance meeting consequence crossed death destination destiny determined determined outcome determinism die duel duel of effect eventuality fates fixed fixed future foreordain fortune fortune telling future future destiny gods gods will happen happening history in cards indeterminism inescapable inevitable inevitable happening karma kismet life life path like like destiny meeting must must happen outcome path predestination predetermination predetermine predetermined predetermined destiny predetermined history preordained preordained destiny required required future star star crossed telling twist twist of what what happen will you die

Similar Terms

destiny

Synonym Network

destine destiny doom fortune kismet lot necessity orlay predestination wyrd

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