pre-determined
Fixed in advance
Pre-determined describes something decided or established in advance, before the relevant events unfold: The outcome seemed pre-determined from the start.
It often implies that later choices or actions won't change the result.
In philosophy and theology, pre-determined connects to debates about fate and free will—whether human actions are fixed beforehand.
Also spelled predetermined.
Restored or immovable
- setArrange in position
- settledNo longer in question
- decidedReached a conclusion
- establishedFormally set up
locked · frozen · hardened · firm · definite · concluded · resolved · finalized
Predetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
destined · doom · fortune · lot · stars · karma · written · ordained
Decided on beforehand
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- arrangedPut into order
- programmedSet with instructions
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
agenda · timetable · itinerary · choreographed · scripted · mapped · outlined · designed
Able to be anticipated
- expectedRegarded as likely
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- projectedCast outward or forecast
- forecastedEstimated beforehand
calculated · presumed · predictable · known · assured · guaranteed · given · obvious
Predicted future events
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
omen · harbinger · presaged · sibyl · clairvoyance · prescience · soothsayer · prognosticated
fixed
Restored or immovable
established · locked · frozen · hardened · firm · definite · concluded · resolved · finalized · confirmed
fate
Predetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
foreordained · destined · doom · fortune · lot · stars · karma · written · ordained · appointed
planned
Decided on beforehand
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- arrangedPut into order
- programmedSet with instructions
blueprint · agenda · timetable · itinerary · choreographed · scripted · mapped · outlined · designed · structured
foreseeable
Able to be anticipated
- expectedRegarded as likely
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- projectedCast outward or forecast
forecasted · calculated · presumed · predictable · known · assured · guaranteed · given · obvious · apparent
foretold
Predicted future events
- prophesiedPredicted through divine insight
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
augury · omen · harbinger · presaged · sibyl · clairvoyance · prescience · soothsayer · prognosticated · foreknown
pre-determinedundetermined
Not yet established
self-determined · random · contingent · chance · accidental
pre-determinedspontaneous
Arising without external cause
unplanned · impromptu · improvised · spur-of-the-moment · ad hoc
pre-determinedopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
undecided · flexible · negotiable · variable · adjustable