Death and Fatal

Death

Death noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

Fatal and death are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fatal" instead an adjective "Death".

Nearby Words: deathly, deathless

Fatal

Fatal adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.

Death and fatal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Death" instead an adjective "Fatal".

Both words in one sentence

  • His quest to cheat death forever, combined with his other fatal flaws mentioned above, ultimately condemns him to a Fate Worse Than Death.
    Source: Fatal Flaw
  • Flesh-Eating Zombie They have elements of the Plague Zombie, as their bite is usually fatal and death from a bite is guaranteed to result in reanimation... but any corpse has a chance to reanimate, with the odds varying according to the surrounding environment.
  • Bottomless Magazines In Fall To His Death/Fatal Descent, a character mentions that a book he is editing has 13 bangs from a 6-shot gun.
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