What is another word for fates?

Pronunciation: [fˈe͡ɪts] (IPA)

The word 'fates' refers to the inevitable and uncontrollable events that happen in one's life. Some synonyms for the word 'fates' include destiny, doom, fortune, karma, lot, fortune, predestination, and providence. These synonyms all relate to the idea of something predetermined or fixed, either by a higher power or by one's own actions. For example, one's fate may be determined by their past choices or by external forces beyond their control. These synonyms can be useful when discussing various aspects of life, such as success or failure, happiness or tragedy, as they all share the common theme of inevitability.

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Usage examples for Fates

She could think, and she was begging of the unseen fates to be spared thinking.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
If she could have accepted her fate with submission and sadness only, she would have felt herself indeed treated with mercy by the unseen fates.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
"The fates of the great majority," says he, "have ever been, and doubtless still are, so sad that it is painful to think of them.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Fates

  • God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks from the cosmos to every single human soul, is the most brilliant manifestation of the goal of perfection.
    Alfred Adler
  • People's fates are simplified by their names.
    Elias Canetti
  • Our fates are in the hands of An Almighty God, to whom I can with pleasure confide my own; he can save us, or destroy us; his Councils are fixed and cannot be disappointed, and all his designs will be Accomplished.
    Abraham Clark
  • The Browning love story? It is an ideal, all too rare, and yet I hardly think it strange. It would have been far stranger had the fates allowed those two brilliant passionate souls to beat themselves out in silence.
    Marie Corelli
  • Today, as never before, the fates of men are so intimately linked to one another that a disaster for one is a disaster for everybody.
    Natalia Ginzburg

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