fateful vs fatal

fateful and fatal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fateful	No	Yes	No	No
fatal	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fateful and fatal are synonyms defined as:

fateful and fatal: having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

As adjectives, fateful and fatal are synonyms defined as:

As adjectives, fateful and fatal are synonyms defined as:

fateful and fatal: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

Other synonyms of fateful include black, calamitous, disastrous.

fateful (adjective)	fatal (adjective)
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance	bringing death
controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined	having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
ominously prophetic	controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin	(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin