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foregone conclusion
foregone conclusionn.1. An end or a result regarded as inevitable: The victory was a foregone conclusion. See Usage Note at foregone.2. A conclusion formed in advance of argument or consideration.foregone conclusion n an inevitable result or conclusion fore′gone′ conclu′sion
n. 1. an inevitable conclusion or result. 2. a conclusion formed in advance of proper consideration of evidence, arguments, etc. [1595–1605] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | foregone conclusion - an inevitable endingmatter of courseconclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" | | 2. | foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"sure thing, certaintyquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespearecert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert"ineluctability, unavoidability - the quality of being impossible to avoid or evadeinevitability, inevitableness - the quality of being unavoidablesurety - something clearly establishedindisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness - the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubtmoral certainty - certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty"; "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty"predictability - the quality of being predictableslam dunk - something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk" |
foregone conclusion
foregone conclusion1. An inevitable result. After how poorly the team has played so far this season, it's a foregone conclusion that they won't make it to the championship.2. A view or belief that one has before receiving all pertinent information. Don't come to any foregone conclusions about the accident, all right? Let me tell you the whole story first.See also: conclusion, foregoneforegone conclusionCliché a conclusion already reached; an inevitable result. That the company was moving to California was a foregone conclusion. That the mayor will win reelection is a foregone conclusion.See also: conclusion, foregoneforegone conclusion, a1. An outcome regarded as inevitable, as in The victory was a foregone conclusion. 2. A conclusion formed in advance of argument or consideration, as in The jury was warned to consider all of the evidence and not base their decision on a foregone conclusion . This idiom probably was invented by Shakespeare ( Othello, 3:3) but scholars are not agreed as to his precise meaning. [c. 1600] See also: foregonea ˌforegone conˈclusion a result that is certain to happen: It’s a foregone conclusion that Spain will win tonight’s match.See also: conclusion, foregoneforegone conclusion, aA result that is already known and therefore is taken for granted. The term comes from Shakespeare’s Othello (3.3), in which, after hearing Iago’s lie about Cassio talking in his sleep of his love affair with Desdemona, Othello says this “dream” is a “foregone conclusion”—that is, it clearly denotes that his wife has been unfaithful to him with Cassio (as Iago intended him to believe all along). Some four centuries later the term is still around: “But it could be argued that it was a surprise so many Spaniards were prepared to take part in a vote which was a foregone conclusion” (Economist, Feb. 26, 2005).See also: foregoneforegone conclusion
Synonyms for foregone conclusionnoun an inevitable endingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun something that is certainSynonymsRelated Words- quality
- cert
- ineluctability
- unavoidability
- inevitability
- inevitableness
- surety
- indisputability
- indubitability
- unquestionability
- unquestionableness
- moral certainty
- predictability
- slam dunk
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