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Fatal

🔄 Synonyms of "Fatal"

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blacknoun(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
decisiveHaving the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
terminalnounA building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
unfortunatenounMarked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
mortalnounSusceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
calamitousCausing or involving calamity; disastrous.
lethalnounOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
deathlyDeadly, fatal, causing death.
fatefulMomentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
deadlyCausing death; lethal.
disastrousOf the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
inevitablenounImpossible to avoid or prevent.

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nonfatalnounNot fatal; from which death will not result.

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fatefulMomentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
decisiveHaving the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
inevitableImpossible to avoid or prevent.
calamitousCausing or involving calamity; disastrous.
disastrousOf the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
black(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
mortalSusceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
deathlyDeadly, fatal, causing death.
deadlyCausing death; lethal.
lethalOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
unfortunateMarked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
terminalnounA building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
balefulPortending evil; ominous.
fatalitynounDeath.
momentousOutstanding in importance, of great consequence.
ultimateBeing the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
criticalExtremely important.
amazingCausing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
catastrophicDisastrous; ruinous.
severeVery bad or intense.

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