predetermines
Settles in advance
Predetermines means to decide, settle, or establish something in advance.
Fate or genetics may predetermine outcomes: Our genes predetermine certain traits.
A committee might predetermine the winner before votes are cast.
The word often implies that later events or choices cannot change what has already been fixed: The ending was predetermined from the start.
Decided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- preordainedDecided in advance
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
inevitable · destined · fixed · sealed · decided · inescapable · unavoidable · immutable
Controls by rules
- governsExercises political authority
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- constrainsLimits or confines
limits · restricts · prescribes · directs · influences · shapes · conditions · frames
Plans something in advance
- presetsSaved default configurations
- preconfiguresSets up in advance
- schedulesPlanned sequences of events
- establishesCreates or sets up
specifies · sets · allocates · assigns · designates · stipulates · forecasting · blueprinting
predestined
Decided in advance
- foreordainedDecided in advance unavoidably
- preordainedDecided in advance
- fatedDetermined by destiny
ordained · inevitable · destined · fixed · sealed · decided · inescapable · unavoidable · immutable · unalterable
regulates
Controls by rules
- governsExercises political authority
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
constrains · limits · restricts · prescribes · directs · influences · shapes · conditions · frames · bounds
prearranges
Plans something in advance
- presetsSaved default configurations
- preconfiguresSets up in advance
- schedulesPlanned sequences of events
establishes · specifies · sets · allocates · assigns · designates · stipulates · forecasting · blueprinting · roadmapping
predeterminesrandomizes
Makes outcomes unpredictable
liberates · frees up · allows · permits · decentralizes
predeterminesimprovises
Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed
plays by ear · wings it · reacts · adapts · goes with the flow
predetermined, predetermine, predetermining, predetermination