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

Need another word that means the same as “karma”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “karma” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Karma” are: fate, destiny, fortune, providence, the stars, god's will, what is written in the stars, one's doom, one's portion, one's lot, one's lot in life, predestination, preordination, predetermination, what is to come, the writing on the wall, lot, stars, kismet

Karma as a Noun

Definitions of "Karma" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “karma” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation.
• Good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one's actions.
• (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
• (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation.

Synonyms of "Karma" as a noun (19 Words)

destiny	The hidden power believed to control future events; fate. He believed in destiny.
fate	An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future. The guards led her to her fate.
fortune	Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you. He is credited with turning round the company s fortunes.
god's will	A legal document declaring a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die.
kismet	(Islam) the will of Allah. What chance did I stand against kismet.
lot	The choice resulting from deciding something by lot. He bought a lot on the lake.
one's doom	An unpleasant or disastrous destiny.
one's lot	Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you.
one's lot in life	Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you.
one's portion	Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you.
predestination	Previous determination as if by destiny or fate.
predetermination	The act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place. He entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong.
preordination	Being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind. Divine perfection and preordination.
providence	A manifestation of God’s foresightful care for his creatures. They found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort.
stars	The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub.
the stars	A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.
the writing on the wall	The activity of putting something in written form.
what is to come	A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.
what is written in the stars	A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.

Associations of "Karma" (30 Words)

angelic	Of or relating to angels. She looks remarkably young and angelic.
asceticism	Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint. Acts of physical asceticism.
atheistic	Rejecting any belief in gods. Some were preoccupied with God others were atheistic to the core.
believing	The cognitive process that leads to convictions. Seeing is believing.
buddhism	The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth.
buddhist	Of or relating to or supporting Buddhism.
cardinal	A deep scarlet colour like that of a cardinal s cassock. His appointment as cardinal.
deist	A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it.
devout	Sincerely earnest. The most devout environmentalist.
divine	Resulting from divine providence. Heroes with divine powers.
enlightenment	The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. The key to enlightenment is the way of the Buddha.
fatalism	A submissive attitude to events, resulting from a fatalistic attitude. Fatalism can breed indifference to the human costs of war.
fatalist	Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny. Fatalistic thinking.
foreordination	Being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind.
freedom	The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. He was a champion of Irish freedom.
heavenly	Of or relating to the sky. Their shampoos smell heavenly.
meditation	Contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects. The habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge.
nirvana	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness. The days of socialist nirvana in Europe are over.
paradise	Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. The surrounding countryside is a walker s paradise.
pious	Devoutly religious. A deeply pious woman.
predestination	Previous determination as if by destiny or fate.
reincarnation	A second or new birth. His reincarnation as a lion.
religious	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. I have a religious aversion to reading manuals.
reverent	Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration. Maintained a reverent silence.
sacred	Concerned with religion or religious purposes. Sacred bread and wine.
saintly	Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. A crypt for some saintly relic.
sect	A subdivision of a larger religious group. Two of the older sects the Congregationalists and the Baptists were able to increase their membership dramatically.
shrine	Enclose in a shrine. The medieval pilgrim route to the shrine of St James.
synagogue	The place of worship for a Jewish congregation.
theism	The doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods. There are many different forms of theism.