Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fated

[ˈfeɪ̯ɾɨd]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: fat-ed
IPA: [ˈfeɪ̯ɾɨd]

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.

verb

simple past and past participle of fate

Example Sentences

"This scheme was fated to be forgotten, at any rate in the form of the 1820 proposal."
"Kristi Noem[…] may have committed a class two misdemeanor offence when her fated dog Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehair pointer Noem deemed “untrainable” for hunting pheasant, killed a neighbor’s chickens."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [ˈfeɪ̯ɾɨd]

Derived Forms

confated fatedly fatedness unfated

Phrases

ill-fated in the cards in the stars written in the stars

Frequently Paired Words

fateful in the cards in the stars written in the stars certain

Synonyms

fateful predestined bashert destined doomed fated fatidic foreordained predevote preordained weird

Homonyms

faded

Antonyms

undestined undoomed unfated unpreordained

Rhymes With

related stated updated rated dated waited translated unrelated weighted underrated debated awaited

Questions

How do you pronounce fated?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈfeɪ̯ɾɨd].
What does fated mean?: Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.

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