fait
Done in Paris
Fait is a French word meaning "done" or "made" that appears in English almost exclusively in the phrase fait accompli, which refers to something that has already been done or decided before those affected by it can object or intervene.
The phrase emphasizes the irreversibility of an action—presenting opponents with a fait accompli leaves them no choice but to accept it.
By the time the board found out, the merger was a fait accompli.
No longer in progress
- completedFully finished
- finishedBrought to an end
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- concludedBrought to completion
finalized · settled · decided · sealed · executed · achieved · realized · consummated
Predetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
irreversible · unalterable · unchangeable · fixed · binding · conclusive · definitive · permanent
done
No longer in progress
- completedFully finished
- finishedBrought to an end
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
concluded · finalized · settled · decided · sealed · executed · achieved · realized · consummated · over
destiny
Predetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
- predeterminedEstablished beforehand
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
inescapable · irreversible · unalterable · unchangeable · fixed · binding · conclusive · definitive · permanent · sealed
decree
Authoritative legal command
jurisprudence · verdict · ruling · judgment · mandate · doctrine · established · ratified · enacted · codified
faitfiction
Imagined narrative work
invention · supposition · conjecture · faux · illusion
- fait accompliIrreversible completed action
- au faitFully informed, knowledgeable
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