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Fateful vs Forceful - What's the difference?

fateful | forceful |

As adjectives the difference between fateful and forceful

is that fateful is momentous, significant, setting or sealing ones fate while forceful is with assertive force; powerful.

fateful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Momentous, significant, setting or sealing ones fate.
    • It started with that fateful trip, history was never the same afterwards.
  • Determined in advance by fate, fated.

    • forceful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * forcefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • With assertive force; powerful.

    • Related terms

    * forcefully (adverb)

    Antonyms

    * gentle