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adjective

as in preordained

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verb

past tense of predetermine
as in destined
to determine the fate of in advance religious sects that believe that an individual's salvation has been predetermined by God

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Recent Examples of predetermined
Adjective
Now, academic visa holders will instead be able to stay in the country for a predetermined period of time, generally four years. — Abigail Boggs, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 The attacker is no longer simply automating a predetermined sequence of steps. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Nakogee recalls cutting predetermined lengths of cable, then repackaging it onto spools to load onto cargo aircraft. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026 Chiuri made materials, rather than a predetermined silhouette, the starting point of her first Fendi couture collection. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 On Thursday morning, one of the two landlord representatives, Christina Smyth, resigned, ripping the rent freeze as a predetermined conclusion the board had worked to justify. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 These vehicles are not fully autonomous, but independently follow a predetermined route. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 The acquisition comes after an agreement between the two companies in April that gave SpaceX the right to acquire Cursor at a predetermined valuation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 According to Olson, the podcast does not attempt to force a predetermined conclusion, but instead reexamines the case using modern forensic reconstruction technology and fresh expert analysis. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Verb
Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A former Justice Department attorney alleges the DOJ's investigations into alleged antisemitism at Ivy League schools had predetermined conclusions and didn't use normal investigative practices. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 To me, what emerges from this swaying feels more natural than simply forging ahead with a predetermined, easily understood logic. — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The states cite administration statements as evidence that the Section 301 outcome was predetermined. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Democracies do not function well when large numbers of citizens believe outcomes are predetermined, rules are selectively applied, or political insiders decide which questions reach the ballot. — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 One parent shared their experience with this problem at a party, where the kids' food selection was predetermined. — Devonne Goode, Parents, 3 July 2026 The path for Andersson isn’t predetermined; there is a range of outcomes for how his next deal could age. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 11 June 2026 In a tent along Oak Street, predetermined, non-color designs can be selected and tattooed by local artists. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 The press headlines last week were naturally driven by the trophy pictures, the outcomes for which were largely predetermined by guarantees coming from a relatively small number of individuals in the market. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predetermined
  1. predestined
  2. destined
  3. possible
  4. doomed
  5. probable
  6. foreordained
Adjective
  • In retrospect, Sumner seemed predestined to become a famous abolitionist lawyer.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of predestined
Verb
  • As things stand, the imperial family will continue as long as 19-year-old prince Hisahito, destined for the throne, one day has a son.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Stage six’s partly-gravel climb up the Puerto El Bartalo will surely be too tough for him, but Saturday’s flat finish in Xeraco already seems destined to end in a Brennan victory.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of destined
Adjective
  • Sunlight Place the plant in a sunny window, south-facing if possible, and give it four to six hours of sunlight each day.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Carley Garner, a commodity market strategist and broker at DeCarley Trading, said smaller futures and oil ETFs such as the United States Oil Fund (ticker USO) have made speculation possible for traders at almost any level of experience or funding.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of possible
Verb
  • Kelly finds the public’s current craving for unique genre storytelling encouraging, but feels that like most trends, it may be doomed to impermanence.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, the Swift observatory is doomed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere later this year.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of doomed
Adjective
  • That description equally well applies to our probable timeline on this planet, the way things are progressing.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The more probable future is a heterogeneous computing environment where classical high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum processors collaborate.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of probable
Adjective
  • Her foray into television, which started in 2017, was not exactly foreordained.
    — Tammy LaGorce, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • With all of those movements, when the central issue was really crystallized as a choice between what is clearly right and just, and what is clearly unjust and wrong and deadly and dangerous, then the outcome becomes foreordained.
    — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Definition of foreordained

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“Predetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predetermined. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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