Meaning & use
fatal
Causing death, or leading to disastrous and irreversible consequences.
See it in a sentence
The crash proved fatal for two of the passengers in the front seat.
Ignoring the warning signs turned out to be a fatal mistake for the company.
A note on using this word
Fatal can describe literal death, as in a fatal accident, or figurative ruin, as in a fatal flaw in a plan.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
harmlesssurvivable
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