predetermining
Settling in advance
Predetermining is deciding or establishing something in advance, before full information is available or events have unfolded: The committee was accused of predetermining the outcome before hearing testimony.
It often carries a negative connotation, suggesting a conclusion reached unfairly or prematurely rather than through proper deliberation.
Divinely predetermined fate
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
doom · lot · fated · destined · foreordained · ordained · inescapable · inevitable
Advance planning of action
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- prearrangementPrior organization of details
- preparationArranging things in advance
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
scheduling · agenda · blueprint · strategy · outlining · coordination · roadmap · structuring
Underhanded control of others
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- fixingRestoring proper function
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
orchestrating · stacking the deck · managing · regulating · directing · influencing · shaping · constraining
Foretelling through mystical means
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- predictionForecast of coming events
- prophecyForetelling of future events
oracle · augury · omen · prescience · clairvoyance · soothsaying · foresight · foretelling
Total absence of doubt
- unavoidabilityState of being certain
- inescapabilityState of being certain
- immutabilityInability to change
- irrevocabilityInability to be undone
unalterability · finality · foregone conclusion · locked in · set in stone · preordained · unpreventable · bound to happen
predestination
Divinely predetermined fate
- foreordinationPredetermined divine decree
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
kismet · doom · lot · fated · destined · foreordained · ordained · inescapable · inevitable · inexorable
premeditation
Advance planning of action
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- prearrangementPrior organization of details
- preparationArranging things in advance
calculation · scheduling · agenda · blueprint · strategy · outlining · coordination · roadmap · structuring · arranging
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- fixingRestoring proper function
- steeringControlling direction of movement
engineering · orchestrating · stacking the deck · managing · regulating · directing · influencing · shaping · constraining · restricting
divination
Foretelling through mystical means
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- predictionForecast of coming events
prophecy · oracle · augury · omen · prescience · clairvoyance · soothsaying · foresight · foretelling · portent
certainty
Total absence of doubt
- unavoidabilityState of being certain
- inescapabilityState of being certain
- immutabilityInability to change
irrevocability · unalterability · finality · foregone conclusion · locked in · set in stone · preordained · unpreventable · bound to happen
predeterminingreacting
Giving a response
responding · adapting · improvising · adjusting · playing it by ear
predeterminingrandomizing
Making selection by chance
gambling · risking · rolling the dice · chancing · going with the flow
predeterminingkeeping options open
Preserving future choices
deferring · freestyling · extemporizing · playing it by ear · going with the flow
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