FATAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FATAL?

Need another word that means the same as “fatal”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “fatal” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fatal” are: black, calamitous, disastrous, fateful, deadly, lethal, mortal, killing, devastating, ruinous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, destructive, grievous, dire, crippling, crushing, injurious, harmful, costly

Fatal as an Adjective

Definitions of "Fatal" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fatal” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
• Leading to failure or disaster.
• Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance- Saturday Rev.
• (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
• Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined.
• Bringing death.
• Causing death.
• Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance.

Synonyms of "Fatal" as an adjective (20 Words)

black	Made black especially as with suffused blood. Through the pitch black woods.
calamitous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. A calamitous defeat.
cataclysmic	Used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome. A cataclysmic earthquake.
catastrophic	Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering. Catastrophic illness.
costly	Having a high price. The government s biggest and most costly mistake.
crippling	That cripples or disables or incapacitates. Interest rates rose to a crippling 13 per cent.
crushing	Causing overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment. The news came as a crushing blow.
deadly	Exceedingly harmful. A deadly weapon.
destructive	Causing destruction or much damage. The destructive power of weapons.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. A devastating cyclone.
dire	Causing fear or dread or terror. Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences.
disastrous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. United made a disastrous start to the season.
fateful	Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance. A fateful error.
grievous	(of something bad) very severe or serious. A grievous loss.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm. Too much sun is harmful to the skin.
injurious	Harmful to living things. Food which is injurious to health.
killing	Very funny. A killing disease.
lethal	Very harmful or destructive. A lethal injection.
mortal	Unrelenting and deadly. A mortal foe.
ruinous	Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. A ruinous war.

Usage Examples of "Fatal" as an adjective

• Such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory.
• A fatal series of events.
• A fatal accident.
• The fatal day of the election finally arrived.
• There were three fatal flaws in the strategy.
• It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Associations of "Fatal" (30 Words)

antidote	A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison. There is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish.
calamitous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. A calamitous defeat.
catastrophic	Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. A catastrophic depression.
crushing	Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination. The news came as a crushing blow.
damaging	Causing physical damage. New cars are less damaging to the environment.
deadly	As if dead. Her skin was deadly pale.
destructive	Causing great and irreparable damage. A policy that is destructive to the economy.
detrimental	Tending to cause harm. Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. A devastating cyclone.
disastrous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. United made a disastrous start to the season.
exotoxin	A toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
harm	Cause or do harm to. I can t see any harm in it.
harmful	Causing or capable of causing harm. Sugars which can be harmful to the teeth.
injurious	Harmful to living things. Food which is injurious to health.
lethal	(in a sporting context) very accurate or skilful. Lethal weapon.
mortal	Denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace. Capacities only possible of God rather than mortals.
noxious	Injurious to physical or mental health. They were overcome by the noxious fumes.
pernicious	Exceedingly harmful. The pernicious influences of the mass media.
poison	Add poison to. Someone had tried to poison me.
poisoning	The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill. Symptoms of poisoning may include nausea diarrhoea and vomiting.
poisonous	(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body. Poisonous hate.
pollutant	A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. Chemical pollutants.
prejudicial	Causing harm or injury. The presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population.
ruinous	Disastrous or destructive. A ruinous war.
toxic	Denoting securities that are based on toxic debt and for which there is not a healthy or functioning market. Suffering from exposure to toxic substances.
toxicity	The quality of being toxic or poisonous. That was how I protected my partner from my family s toxicity.
toxin	A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species.
tragic	A boring or socially inept person, typically having an obsessive and solitary interest. A tragic accident.
venom	Extreme malice and bitterness shown in someone’s attitudes, speech, or actions. Her true venom seems reserved for the media itself.
virulent	Bitterly hostile. Staphylococcus aureus is a common organism whose virulent strains are causing problems.