PREDETERMINATION Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

predetermination

noun

Definition of predetermination

as in theory

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Recent Examples of predetermination The presiding judge granted Sweeney's attorney's request to change the charge to second-degree murder or manslaughter as the court lacked sufficient evidence to try him for first-degree murder since predetermination was not established. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 He was also accused of failing to respect and comply with the law by denying due process to litigants and lawyers and demonstrating a bias or predetermination for certain cases. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025 From there we’re introduced to the Time Variance Authority where Loki is taken for messing with predetermination—a strict timeline set up by the powerful and mysterious Time Keepers—and introduced to Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson). — Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 June 2021 Both seasons of The Umbrella Academy raise questions about the nature of time travel (as presented in the series) and the tension between choice and predetermination. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Aug. 2020 There is comfort in subsuming your sense of individuality to a larger sentiment of prescription and predetermination. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019 Yet the movie has a mythic thrust that’s partly due to its almost playful manipulation of time, its silent flash-forwards lending the story a feeling of futility and predetermination. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018

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Noun

Quanta spoke with Cao about evidence for the programmed theory of aging, what happens at each stage, and why aging mammals are like trees shedding leaves.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
The sheriff's office also sought to rebut theories that had circulated publicly about the case, including claims that evidence was missing or the crime scene had been manipulated.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of theory

Noun

Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
The defense motion filed Friday acknowledges there is a presumption against bond in extradition proceedings but argues that release can be granted in special circumstances.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of presumption

Noun

Preconceptions, assumptions, and advance knowledge in the viewing public are regarded as impediments to the capacity of the tale to surprise, startle, or transport.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Computer models often use assumptions to manage complex atomic calculations.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of assumption

Noun

This technology's primary business value lies in rapid market hypothesis validation at launch.

— Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The models have to suss them out by taking actions in the game, seeing what happens, forming hypotheses, and then taking more actions to test those theories.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypothesis

Noun

Proving this conjecture would show that waves experiencing chaos move in ways that look surprising and random at small scales but are simple at the macroscopic level.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
The discovery matched a conjecture that Erdős and Szekeres had put forth as young men.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conjecture

Noun

Prince Harry and Meghan’s surprise homecoming will undoubtedly trigger a frenzy of speculation in Britain where the Windsor clan’s family dramas routinely grip the nation.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Iran launched a drone attack against Azerbaijan early in the war, triggering harsh denunciations and speculation that Azerbaijan could enter the war.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of speculation

Noun

Framed that way, his purchase of the Lakers is less of an anti-AI hedge, and more of another part of his AI-bullish thesis.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026
An owner who can push the maturity past the tightening is in a different business entirely, and the difference between them is not conviction about the thesis.

— Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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