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Synonyms for fait accompli
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fe ta-kawn-plee |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɛ ta kɔ̃ˈpli |
Top 10 synonyms for fait accompli
Définition of fait accompli
Origin :- French, literally "an accomplished fact" (see feat).
- noun accomplished fact
- I believe you would have surrendered to the fait accompli—yes, I believe you would!
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Now, obviously, if I killed all the poppies in the world, that would be a fait accompli.
- Extract from : « Revenge » by Arthur Porges
- It is the meaning of truth as fait accompli which is here defined.
- Extract from : « Essays in Experimental Logic » by John Dewey
- The suicide was a fait accompli at last, and Roddy Prinn was no more.
- Extract from : « Barney Blake, The Boy Privateer » by Herrick Johnstone
- And this, of course, remains to you, since the marriage is a fait accompli?
- Extract from : « Adventures of Sherlock Holmes » by A. Conan Doyle
- I have no enemies, but as a friend I wish I could persuade you to accept the fait accompli.
- Extract from : « The Sixth Sense » by Stephen McKenna
- In reality, it was no longer a conjecture, but a fait accompli.
- Extract from : « The Guerilla Chief » by Mayne Reid
- No protest was made; and the fait accompli was duly accepted by the Powers (May 23).
- Extract from : « History of Holland » by George Edmundson
- “In quarters where the fait accompli is an object of solicitude,” said Yeovil.
- Extract from : « When William Came » by Saki
- The new chapter of the fait accompli had been written that night and written well.
- Extract from : « When William Came » by Saki
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