Synonyms and antonyms of Fate and destiny in British Thesaurus

fate (noun)

a power that some people believe controls everything that happens in their lives

destiny (noun)

a mysterious power that some people believe controls everything that happens

providence (noun)

literary a powerful force that some people believe causes everything that happens to us

fatality (noun)

the feeling that you have no control over events

fatalism (noun)

the belief that you cannot prevent things from happening, especially bad things

doom (noun)

a bad event, usually death, destruction, or complete failure, that will happen in the future and cannot be avoided

kismet (noun)

the belief that what happens to you in your life is already planned and that you cannot control it

fated (adjective)

definitely going to happen because of fate

tempt fate/providence ()

to say or to do something that may cause problems, or to cause your good luck to end

bahala na (interjection)

Philippine English a way of saying that you accept what will happen because you cannot control or change it