Antonyms for predetermination

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pree-di-tur-min

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri dɪˈtɜr mɪn

Definition of predetermination

Origin : 1630s; see predetermine + -ation.

As in motivation : noun ambition, inspiration
As in predestination : noun destiny
As in force majeure : noun uncontrollable event
As in : noun fate
As in destiny : noun fate
As in doom : noun fate or decision, usually unpleasant

Example sentences :

God's absolute decree and predetermination of all events, good or evil.
Extract from : « The Arabian Nights Entertainments » by Anonymous

But the predetermination of the new Thomists is not perhaps exactly that which one needs.
Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz

That is involved in prevision and predetermination, and forms the reason thereof.
Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz

It heard with predetermination, and decided without evidence.
Extract from : « Brave Men and Women » by O.E. Fuller

This is indeed shifting the argument; for if Gods knowledge makes an event certain, of course it is not his predetermination.
Extract from : « Calvinistic Controversy » by Wilbur Fisk

What effect this predetermination of character has had upon his artistic development shall be discussed in another place.
Extract from : « John Greenleaf Whittier » by W. Sloane Kennedy

The man who pays is the real enthusiast; he comes with a predetermination to be amused, and his spirit is exalted accordingly.
Extract from : « Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851 » by Various

Predetermination on the part of many has been fatal to the value of their field work.
Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899 » by Various

This circumstance wears the look of almost a predetermination to accept defeat.
Extract from : « The Campaign of Chancellorsville » by Theodore A. Dodge

But in her heart she was convinced of its predetermination by some power other than her own volition.
Extract from : « The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Synonyms for predetermination

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