fate

English Thesaurus

1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (noun.event)

hypernym	:	happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent,
definition	:	an event that happens (noun.event)

hyponym	:	inevitable,
definition	:	an unavoidable event (noun.event)

hyponym	:	karma,
definition	:	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation (noun.event)

hyponym	:	kismat, kismet,
definition	:	(Islam) the will of Allah (noun.event)

hyponym	:	predestination,
definition	:	previous determination as if by destiny or fate (noun.event)

hyponym	:	day of reckoning, doom, doomsday, end of the world,
definition	:	an unpleasant or disastrous destiny (noun.event)

2. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	causal agency, causal agent, cause,
definition	:	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results (noun.tops)

part meronym	:	occult, supernatural,
definition	:	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively (noun.person)

3. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) (noun.state)

hypernym	:	condition,
definition	:	a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing (noun.state)

hyponym	:	good fortune, good luck, luckiness,
definition	:	an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes (noun.state)

hyponym	:	providence,
definition	:	a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures (noun.state)

hyponym	:	bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck,
definition	:	an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes (noun.state)

hyponym	:	failure,
definition	:	lack of success (noun.state)

4. decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	ordain,
definition	:	issue an order (verb.communication)

5. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (noun.event)

derivation	:	designate, destine, doom, fate, designate, destine, doom, fate,
definition	:	decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

6. decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

derivation	:	destination, terminus,
definition	:	the ultimate goal for which something is done (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	destiny, fate,
definition	:	an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (noun.event)

derivation	:	destination, finish, goal,
definition	:	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) (noun.location)

derivation	:	destiny, fate,
definition	:	the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) (noun.person)

7. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (noun.event)

derivation	:	designate, destine, doom, fate, designate, destine, doom, fate,
definition	:	decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

8. decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

derivation	:	destination, terminus,
definition	:	the ultimate goal for which something is done (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	destiny, fate,
definition	:	an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future (noun.event)

derivation	:	destination, finish, goal,
definition	:	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) (noun.location)

derivation	:	destiny, fate,
definition	:	the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) (noun.person)