foregone conclusion

foregone conclusion

n.

1. An end or a result regarded as inevitable: The victory was a foregone conclusion. See Usage Note at foregone.

2. A conclusion formed in advance of argument or consideration.

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foregone conclusion

Noun

an inevitable result

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foregone conclusion - an inevitable ending matter of course conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
	2.	foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" sure thing, certainty quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare cert - an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert" ineluctability, unavoidability - the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade inevitability, inevitableness - the quality of being unavoidable surety - something clearly established indisputability, indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness - the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt moral certainty - certainty based on an inner conviction; "she believed in the importance of moral absolutes and moral certainty"; "the prosecutor had a moral certainty that the prisoner was guilty" predictability - the quality of being predictable slam dunk - something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk"