foreknown
Known before occurring
Foreknown is the past participle of foreknow—to know something before it happens.
The word appears most often in theological and philosophical contexts, particularly debates about divine omniscience and free will: If our choices are foreknown by God, are we truly free?
Outside these discussions, the word is rare; people generally say "known in advance" instead.
Extrasensory perception ability
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
forewarning · intuition · insight · extrasensory · psychic · supernatural · diviner · gifted
Predetermined course of events
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- preordainedDecided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
decreed · predetermined · providence · divine will · kismet · determinism · fatalism · inescapable
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
augury · omen · portent · revelation · sibyl · prognostication · harbinger · presage
Belief about future outcomes
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- predictedDeclared in advance
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- projectedCast outward or forecast
anticipated · prepared · readiness · forethought · awareness · calculated · estimated · extrapolated
clairvoyance
Extrasensory perception ability
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- omniscienceUnlimited knowledge state
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
premonition · forewarning · intuition · insight · extrasensory · psychic · supernatural · diviner · gifted · paranormal
fate
Predetermined course of events
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- preordainedDecided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
ordained · decreed · predetermined · providence · divine will · kismet · determinism · fatalism · inescapable · unavoidable
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
divination · augury · omen · portent · revelation · sibyl · prognostication · harbinger · presage · foretold
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- foreseenPredicted before occurring
- predictedDeclared in advance
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
projected · anticipated · prepared · readiness · forethought · awareness · calculated · estimated · extrapolated · modeled
foreknownunforeseen
Not predicted or expected
unexpected · unknown · unanticipated · unpredicted · surprising