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

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

Sunday night's game two of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves showed why there's no such thing as a foregone conclusion in baseball. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Better get your quips out since one and done is a foregone conclusion. — Literary Hub, 6 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