fatalism
noun
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate.
fatalistically
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a word derived from
fatalism.
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a word derived from
fatalistic.
fatalisticadjectivedemonstrating a belief that all events are inevitable, so one’s choices and actions make no difference.
Example Sentences
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Some tolerate it; some fatalistically accept its coming; others downright detest it and those who use it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
At one of many smog summits — this one convened by a county supervisor in 1949 — a weather forecaster named Irving P. Krick came down squarely, and rather fatalistically, on the side of industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
If you want to have a child, then when the time comes that you feel ready to do so, I urge you to act hopefully, not fatalistically or fearfully.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2020
St. Placidus was rolling fatalistically amid the blue waves of his pond, while one of his comrades, endowed with special powers by St. Benedict, came walking across the water to save him.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
Cheesethief sprang into action, surprised that Scragg still lived but fatalistically accepting that nothing could kill Cluny.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
