Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
That fateful decision changed the company’s outlook in many ways.
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
fateful
adjective fate·ful \ˈfāt-fəl\
Simple Definition of fateful : having important results : producing a serious and usually bad result
Synonyms = calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), catastrophic, damning, destructive, disastrous, fatal, ruinous, unfortunate
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