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Definitions

fatalistic

[feyt-l-is-tik] / ˌfeɪt lˈɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
pessimistic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bleak depressed despondent discouraged gloomy glum sad
WEAK
cynical dark dejected despairing distrustful downhearted foreboding hopeless melancholy misanthropic morbid morose resigned sullen troubled worried
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright cheerful encouraged encouraging happy joyful sunny
WEAK
confident optimistic trusting

Example Sentences

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Still, he urged students not to be fatalistic about it.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They’re a rejoinder to all the fatalistic commentary about tanking and how “being bad to get better” is an accepted reality of the NBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Mays, in the time I’ve known him, has been realistic rather than fatalistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Instead, we’re stuck with people like Vance, who offer bromides at best and fatalistic narratives of doom at worst.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

There is some evidence that reasoning of just this sort was going on in Jefferson’s mind at this time, changing him from an advocate of emancipation to a silent and fatalistic procrastinator.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis