The difference between Fatal and Inevitable

When used as nouns, fatal means a fatality, whereas inevitable means something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.

When used as adjectives, fatal means proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny, whereas inevitable means impossible to avoid or prevent.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fatal and Inevitable

  1. Fatal as an adjective:

    Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.

  2. Fatal as an adjective:

    Foreboding death or great disaster.

  3. Fatal as an adjective:

    Causing death or destruction.

    Examples:

    "a fatal wound; a fatal disease; that fatal day; nowrap a fatal mistake"

  4. Fatal as an adjective (computing):

    Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

    Examples:

    "a fatal error; a fatal [[exception]]"

  1. Fatal as a noun:

    A fatality; an event that leads to death.

  2. Fatal as a noun (computing):

    A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.

  1. Inevitable as an adjective:

    Impossible to avoid or prevent.

    Examples:

    "We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable."

  2. Inevitable as an adjective:

    Predictable, or always happening.

    Examples:

    "My outburst met with the inevitable punishment."

  1. Inevitable as a noun:

    Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.

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