predetermine
Settle in advance
To predetermine is to establish or decide something in advance: The outcome was predetermined by factors beyond our control.
The word often implies that later events or choices are merely going through the motions—the result was fixed beforehand.
In philosophy and theology, predetermination relates to fate or divine will shaping events before they occur.
Repair or solution
- setArrange in position
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- dictateGive orders imperiously
- prescribeOfficially recommend treatment
specify · stipulate · regulate · constrain · limit · rig · orchestrate · arrange
Divinely predetermined fate
- preordainedDecided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
kismet · doom · karma · fated · lot · inevitability · divine plan · foredoom
Reach final terms
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- concludeEnd or infer
- finalizeSettle decisively
- preselectChoose before the main event
prechoose · prejudge · foreclose · commit · lock in · predecide · rule out · narrow
Prophetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- forebodeWarn of coming evil
premonition · forewarning · augury · foretell · prefigure · herald · auspice · sign
Declare future outcomes
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- anticipateExpect beforehand
model · extrapolate · estimate · prognosticate · foresee · calculate · scenario · trend
fix
Repair or solution
prescribe · specify · stipulate · regulate · constrain · limit · rig · orchestrate · arrange · configure
predestination
Divinely predetermined fate
- preordainedDecided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- destinyPredetermined course of events
providence · kismet · doom · karma · fated · lot · inevitability · divine plan · foredoom · elect
settle
Reach final terms
preselect · prechoose · prejudge · foreclose · commit · lock in · predecide · rule out · narrow · preempt
omen
Prophetic indicator
forebode · premonition · forewarning · augury · foretell · prefigure · herald · auspice · sign · indicate
predict
Declare future outcomes
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
anticipate · model · extrapolate · estimate · prognosticate · foresee · calculate · scenario · trend · outlook
predetermineimprovise
Perform without preparation
wing it · ad-lib · play it by ear · extemporize · unscheduled
predetermined, predetermines, predetermining, predetermination