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

I do not say this to be fatalistic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

And we don’t want to be fatalistic in thinking that you are either born with entrepreneurship or you’re not.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

Finally he realized all that urgent loud noise was coming from outside his dreams in the real world, heralding another calamity, no doubt, and with a fatalistic whimper the volunteer awoke.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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