All fatalism synonyms
fa·tal·ism
F f noun fatalism
- acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
- stoicism — a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
- predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
- predestinarian — of or relating to predestination.
- determinism — Determinism is the belief that all actions and events result from other actions, events, or situations, so people cannot in fact choose what to do.
- passivity — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
- resignation — the act of resigning.
- pessimism — the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
- defeatism — Defeatism is a way of thinking or talking which suggests that you expect to be unsuccessful.
- despondency — Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome.
- despair — Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
- necessitarianism — the doctrine that all events, including acts of the will, are determined by antecedent causes; determinism.