fateful decision
Life-altering choice
A fateful decision is one that has momentous or far-reaching consequences, often irreversible ones.
The phrase implies a turning point—after this choice, things will never be the same: Her fateful decision to testify brought down the entire organization.
Fateful carries a sense of destiny or doom, suggesting the outcome was somehow predetermined or inevitable.
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- momentBrief period of time
- moment of truthDecisive instant of revelation
choice · make or break · do or die · destiny · life or death · consequence · irreversible · no turning back · watershed · life-changing · gamble · roll the dice · leap · threshold · risk · now or never · commitment · seal the deal
reversibility
fateful decisionsoft commitment
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