foregone conclusion

noun

1

: a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination

2

: an inevitable result : certainty

The victory was a foregone conclusion.

Examples of foregone conclusion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Opposing fans were furious, some suggested canceling the season because a third straight title was a foregone conclusion, and prominent writers egged them on with misleading comments. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Both sides of my family are Tennessee fans—three of my grandparents went there—so my loyalty to the Vols was always a foregone conclusion. — Austin Evans, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026

Freely adapted by the director Igor Golyak from Ionesco’s 1963 play Délire à deux (usually titled in English Frenzy for Two, or More), Delirium takes place in a world of morbid foregone conclusions. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

There are still other situations in which the winner status of one group and the loser status of another is a foregone conclusion. — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for foregone conclusion

• allusion
• collusion
• confusion
• contusion
• delusion
• diffusion
• effusion
• exclusion
• extrusion
• illusion
• inclusion
• infusion