Fatal meaning

What does “fatal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fatal” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: bringing death.

fatal

bringing death
Oppositesnonfatal
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
“that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea”
“the fatal day of the election finally arrived”
Synonymsfateful
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
“the stock market crashed on Black Friday”
“a calamitous defeat”
Synonymsblack calamitous disastrous fateful
controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined
“a fatal series of events”
Synonymsfateful

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University