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FOREGONE CONCLUSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that is certain
Example:
his victory is a certainty
Synonyms:
certainty; foregone conclusion; sure thing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("foregone conclusion" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
certain (established beyond doubt or question; definitely known)
uncertain (not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foregone conclusion"):
cert (an absolute certainty)
ineluctability; unavoidability (the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade)
inevitability; inevitableness (the quality of being unavoidable)
surety (something clearly established)
indisputability; indubitability; unquestionability; unquestionableness (the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt)
moral certainty (certainty based on an inner conviction)
predictability (the quality of being predictable)
slam dunk (something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inevitable ending
Synonyms:
foregone conclusion; matter of course
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("foregone conclusion" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
