fatalism

Noun

Meaning

The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

predestination determinism predeterminism blues depression kismet acceptance doubt fate resignation distress despair distrust melancholy desperation
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Antonyms

freedom hope confidence animation brightness encouragement
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Hypernyms

acceptance credence determinism

Examples

To live lightheartedly but not recklessly to be gay without being boisterous to be courageous without being bold to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism -- this is the art of living. Jean de La Fontaine

Passive fatalism can never be the role of a revolutionary party, like the Social Democracy. Karl Liebknecht

It is necessary that the weakness of the powerless is transformed into a force capable of announcing justice. For this to happen, a total denouncement of fatalism is necessary. We are transformative beings and not beings for accommodation. Paulo Freire

Fatalism is the lazy man's way of accepting the inevitable. Natalie Clifford Barney

History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. Charles de Gaulle

Timorous persons have raised the cry of fatalism. Adolphe Quetelet

Close letter words and terms

fatal viral disease fatal weakness fatal woman fatalist fatalistic fatalistic film