PREDETERMINATIONS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

predeterminations

noun

plural of predetermination

as in assumptions

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Noun

This moment captures a tension that Said faced in battling assumptions that deep political engagement somehow foreclosed the possibility of other interests.

— Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Teams can test assumptions, gather feedback and decide whether an idea deserves another iteration or should be left behind.

— Stephen Clark, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumptions

Noun

Once Robinson was arrested for Charlie’s murder, the theories only multiplied.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Refusing to believe that the ancestors of Native Americans could have built such monumental structures, writers floated bizarre theories as to who had.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of theories

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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

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Observation generates hypotheses; hypotheses lead to anatomical investigation; anatomy stimulates physiological questions; physiology eventually produces clinical trials.

— Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
Swifties, four new tracks have officially landed—and, naturally, the internet is already filled with new hypotheses about all of the possible Easter eggs packed within their lyrics.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

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Without the financial incentive markets provide, social pressure and community biases play more of a role in influencing opinion.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Others have questioned whether a new law paving the way for more prosecutions would disproportionately impact people of color due to existing biases in the criminal justice system.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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