FATALISTIC Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

fatalistic

adjective

Definition of fatalistic

as in cynical

having or showing a belief that the future is determined and cannot be changed His fatalistic outlook resulted in a lack of motivation to pursue a career.

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Recent Examples of fatalistic The film follows Niaz (Bakhtadze), a once-famous star of Georgian cinema who embarks on a bizarre and fatalistic odyssey of self-transformation, after an unsettling audition with a young female director looking to cast him in a minor part. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 With its fourth chapter, Reacher goes full neo-noir, embracing the genre’s fatalistic, gloomy approach while staying true to its action roots. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 The mystery character, played by Sadie Sink, is also dealing with her own demons of loss and fatalistic desperation. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 But her grandfather Andrew Viterbi had a very different perspective, somewhere between fatalistic and hopeful. — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 There’s another, less fatalistic response to both the Balogun red card reversal and the economic malaise. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026 By contrast, Whitehead was fatalistic. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Many, though, are fearful about what is to come at the World Cup — and fatalistic about the future. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Blowing a 3-0 lead in an elimination game was a kick in the shins worthy of this most fatalistic of sports markets. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026

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And his cynical dealings in Washington foreshadowed a toxification of US politics that now runs rampant.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
The cynical explanation is that the Treasury Secretary is playing politics.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cynical

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Arjun Bhatia, an analyst at William Blair who recommends buying Salesforce shares, said investors who turned negative on cloud software companies or eliminated their exposure altogether due to AI concerns, are starting to come back.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Much like Big Tobacco was forced to admit that cigarettes can cause cancer or Purdue Pharma was forced to stop downplaying the risks of OxyContin, this agreement now puts Meta’s core products in a negative light.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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