Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foregone conclusion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: fore-gone -con-clu-sion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.

Example Sentences

"In the first episode, Noah breaks up with Rebecca because she snooped around and found an engagement ring he had hidden and she started wearing it without giving him a chance to propose, taking their marriage as a foregone conclusion."
"[…] [Sam] Altman had made each of OpenAI’s decisions about the Microsoft deal and GPT-3’s deployment a foregone conclusion, but he had maneuvered and manipulated dissenters into believing they had a real say until it was too late to change course."

Inflected Forms

foregone conclusions (plural)

Phrases

open-and-shut fait accompli

Frequently Paired Words

open-and-shut fait accompli

Synonyms

certainty sure thing matter of course

Questions

What does foregone conclusion mean?: A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.

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