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| calling |
vocation, occupation, or career, esp. considered as inspired or inevitable. |
| certain |
sure to happen; inevitable. [1/8 definitions] |
| defeatist |
one who regards losing or failing as inevitable or accepts it with resignation. [1/2 definitions] |
| destiny |
all events collectively, viewed as the inevitable result of fate. [1/3 definitions] |
| edge |
the point beyond which something becomes likely or inevitable; verge. [1/10 definitions] |
| fate |
predetermined or inevitable outcome; destiny. [1/6 definitions] |
| foregone |
having been anticipated as certain or inevitable. [1/2 definitions] |
| inevitable |
that which is inevitable (prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| involve |
to include as a necessary or inevitable part, condition, or result. [1/6 definitions] |
| matter-of-course |
occurring in the normal or logical course of events; inevitable; routine. [1/2 definitions] |
| necessary |
unavoidable; inevitable. [1/5 definitions] |
| stoic |
(cap.) an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophy that advocated not being overly moved by the inevitable fortunes and misfortunes of life. [1/4 definitions] |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |
| verge |
the point or limit beyond which something something is likely, inevitable, or attainable; brink. [1/6 definitions] |
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