forgone
Given up beforehand
Forgone is the past participle of forgo, meaning to give up or do without: Having forgone sleep, she struggled through the meeting.
A forgone conclusion is an outcome regarded as inevitable—so predictable it might as well have already happened: The election was a forgone conclusion.
Gave up possession of
- surrenderedCeased resistance formally
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- given upCeased attempting something
waived · yielded · forfeited · sacrificed · ceded · abstained · declined · passed up
Established beforehand
- preordainedDecided in advance
- decidedReached a conclusion
- certainFree from doubt
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
inescapable · settled · fixed · assured · expected · anticipated · foreseen · predictable
relinquished
Gave up possession of
- surrenderedCeased resistance formally
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
- abandonedLeft behind completely
given up · waived · yielded · forfeited · sacrificed · ceded · abstained · declined · passed up · skipped
predetermined
Established beforehand
- preordainedDecided in advance
- decidedReached a conclusion
- certainFree from doubt
unavoidable · inescapable · settled · fixed · assured · expected · anticipated · foreseen · predictable · destined
previous
Occurring before another
past · bygone · elapsed · expired · lapsed · outdated · obsolete · antiquated · historical · old