Synonyms for fatalism
ˈfeɪt lˌɪz əmfa·tal·ism

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1. fatalismnoun

   Synonyms:
   predeterminism, predestination, determinism

   Antonyms:
   freedom, indeterminism, free will

2. fatalismnoun

   fate, fatality, the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.

   Synonyms:
   predeterminism, determinism, predestination

   Antonyms:
   indeterminism, free will, freedom

Princeton's WordNet

1. fatalismnoun

   a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable

2. fatalismnoun

   a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

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1. • Credence
   • Determinism

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1. Susan Clayton:

   The psychological responses to climate change such as conflict avoidance, fatalism, fear, helplessness and resignation are growing, these responses are keeping us, and our nation, from properly addressing the core causes of and solutions for our changing climate and from building and supporting psychological resiliency.

2. James Stewart:

   The true Christian reaction to suffering and sorrow is not the attitude of self-pity, fatalism or resentment; it is the spirit which takes life's difficulties as a God given opportunity, and regards its troubles as a sacred trust, and wears the thorns as a crown.

3. Natalie Clifford Barney:

   Fatalism is the lazy man's way of accepting the inevitable.

4. Gary Barker:

   There is a certain amount of fatalism about fathers leaving, unfortunately.

5. Jean de La Fontaine:

   To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism -- this is the art of living.