PREDETERMINATIONS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

predeterminations

noun

plural of predetermination

as in assumptions

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Noun

Earlier models relied on broad hydrological assumptions and missed practical engineering hurdles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
While Gaetz and Pizzo have fought for the family’s reunification, some of Zuraff’s family members have spoken out and said lawmakers are making assumptions about the case without knowing the full circumstances.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumptions

Noun

Several theories involving collective electronic interactions remain possible.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Grueling weeks of testimony In a trial that stretched over five weeks, included more than 80 witnesses and attracted international attention to the issue of postpartum mental health, jurors heard competing theories about Clancy's mental condition.

— Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

These were all reasonable presumptions at that time but would also require years of data to evaluate.

— David N. Hackney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of presumptions

Noun

Once that understanding grounds a synthetic model, teams can ask new questions, explore hypotheses and test ideas without repeatedly starting from scratch.

— Abigail Stuart, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Diel and his fellow psychologists have a couple of hypotheses as to why people seem averse to AI food.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

Noun

Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of speculations

Noun

Of course, Graham’s job is to muddy the waters — to play up the socioeconomic biases of his screen persona so that viewers are willing to at least entertain the idea that Miguel has valid reason to be so afraid of everything.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Teaching students to actively hunt for hallucinations, logical gaps and hidden biases in AI drafts transforms them from passive consumers into critical editors—building deep domain mastery by evaluating why an AI answer fails.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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