PREDETERMINATIONS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

predeterminations

noun

plural of predetermination

as in assumptions

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Noun

Even if the wars do continue, the identities of both major parties are in flux—existing coalitions are shaky, and the tremors could lead to unexpectedly competitive races in seats drawn around outdated assumptions.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Soon after, Mercury in Scorpio quincunxes Saturn in Aries, revealing where our words, assumptions, or plans do not quite fit the reality in front of us.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumptions

Noun

Some universities have a long standing tradition of continually testing students’ ability to explain and rationalise their theories.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
But when the 17-year-old Russian returns what seems like moments later with a solution to significantly advance the theories outlined in the paper, the professor finds himself with a new research partner.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 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

Earlier studies have pointed to different hypotheses about the formation of the lunar magnetic field.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Observation generates hypotheses; hypotheses lead to anatomical investigation; anatomy stimulates physiological questions; physiology eventually produces clinical trials.

— Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

Noun

The biases also influenced decisions involving employment, investment and criminal behavior the models made at the researchers’ prompting.

— Ashique KhudaBukhsh, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of biases

Noun

Many mathematicians have stopped posting open conjectures and potential ideas at the end of their papers, for fear that they’ll be scraped by bots and fed into AI models.

— Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026

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