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

This aligns with the theory from psychosomatic therapy that the hips, in particular, are the place in the human body where tension, stress, and trauma accumulate.

— Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
The theory is that an expanding national debt may spark fears that the government is less creditworthy, and the Federal Reserve would then increase the money supply to reduce the value of the debt, therefore creating inflation.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of theory

Noun

The presumption there is that Kratos will move on to new gods, something Laufey is already doing in its strange afterlife location.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Torres wrote that courts apply a presumption against preemption in areas where states historically exercised their police powers, and gambling regulation has historically been left to states.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of presumption

Noun

September 23 – October 22 A relationship may need fewer assumptions and firmer agreements.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
The effect was roughly a third the size of labeling a headline false, and the authors traced it to an assumption of full automation with no human oversight.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of assumption

Noun

Purchase data confirmed a hypothesis that conventional epidemiology had to generate first, which is useful and which is a different job from finding the vendor.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
For a long time, our leading hypothesis was bullying and violence, but that may be a bit impractical, given their kingdoms are vast networks of tunnels that can stretch for up to three kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Definition of hypothesis

Noun

This is esoteric stuff, but Shimura varieties are hugely important in math today, and the conjecture gives mathematicians an unprecedented handle on their elaborate structure.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
But the researchers don't have enough data to make that conjecture.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of conjecture

Noun

To prevent speculation that drives up land price without actual construction, the zoning benefits would be granted only on submission of building-permit applications.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Since leaving Love Island USA, Nic and Olandria have faced speculation around the authenticity of their relationship, given their private nature.

— Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 July 2026

Definition of speculation

Noun

If outmoded office buildings end up becoming once again viable as office buildings, Berman’s thesis could end up becoming a casualty of its own transformational success.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Now, Infleqtion is moving to help anchor Chicago as the center of gravity for quantum computing in the United States, pairing technical progress with a commercialization thesis tied initially to energy infrastructure applications.

— Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of thesis

Noun

What becomes alarmingly evident through the key assumptions check is how many of the current responses expect a quick resolution of the conflict — a supposition that is unsound, or at least unsupported.

— Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The supposition is the equivalent of green tea giant Bigelow taking Coca-Cola to court for its pour dominance in McDonald’s restaurants.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026

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