fatalistically

Examples

• All

• "Much smoke, much heat, no light," said Hrka fatalistically.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Faced with such external evidence of black laziness or incompetence and of their own communal superiority, whites fatalistically warn themselves of how bad things will be once blacks take over the operation of the formerly fabulous white-led institutions.

  Academic text (1999)

• The event that fatalistically shaped my life happened before I was even born.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Now that there seems to be no abuse that labor cannot be made to fatalistically take in stride, that threat seems less urgent.

  Academic text (2017)

• Some commentators have noted that proposition gladly; others, fatalistically.

  Academic text (2016)

• "Why?" Sage said fatalistically.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Gus sighed fatalistically.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Her mother had died of ovarian cancer at the age she was now, thirty-six, and Anna had discovered Jay's infidelity on the very afternoon she was fully, fatalistically expecting a call from the surgeon telling her she had the same disease.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And further, as a result of his improper exploitation of monarchical sentiment to conceal his own power politics in party battles, it had grown accustomed to submit patiently and fatalistically to whatever was decided for it in the name of 'monarchical government.'

  Academic text (2011)

• She accepted her fate fatalistically, believing that everything was beyond her control.

Synonyms

P

pessimistically

vsfatalistically

1 5.4

Expecting bad results and showing little hope

assumes events are fixed and cannot be changed by effort

Antonyms

A

actively

235 2.7

By taking action and joining in with energy

How Fatalistic

hopelessly

57 3.7

fatalistically

1 8.6

resignedly

1 7.7

realistically

68 3.9

optimistically

9 3.4

Surface Forms

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Etymology