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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Fatalistic, Hamletesque Danton, bogged in procrastination and boredom, shouts back at Robespierre but never fights back.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fatalistic and even superstitious, he believed that an unseen power was leading him on to higher and grander honors.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Hayes, Carlton J. H.

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