Definition of fatal

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  • fatal is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • fatal is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
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Definition of fatal

  • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (adjective)

    Examples

    1. such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory
    2. it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it

    Synonyms

    1. black
    2. calamitous
    3. disastrous
    4. fateful
  • controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a fatal series of events

    Synonyms

    1. fateful
  • having momentous consequences; of decisive importance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the fatal day of the election finally arrived

    Synonyms

    1. fateful
  • bringing death (adjective)

See definition of fatal in Merriam Webster