Who was to win this match was a foregone conclusion.
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Foregone
//ˈfɔɹɡɔn//
Synonyms for "foregone" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (16)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
3 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- минал adj (Previous, former)
- очакван adj (inevitable, predictable)
- предвиден adj (inevitable, predictable)
- предишен adj (Previous, former)
Catalan
1 entries- inevitable adj (inevitable, predictable)
Dutch
4 entries- onvermijdelijk adj (inevitable, predictable)
- voorbij adj (Bygone)
- voorspelbaar adj (inevitable, predictable)
- vorig adj (Previous, former)
French
4 entries- couru d'avance adj (inevitable, predictable)
- inévitable adj (inevitable, predictable)
- passé adj (Bygone)
- précédent adj (Previous, former)
German
4 entries- ausgemacht adj (inevitable, predictable)
- unvermeidbar adj (inevitable, predictable)
- unvermeidlich adj (inevitable, predictable)
- vergangen adj (Bygone)
Italian
3 entries- ovvio adj (inevitable, predictable)
- prevedibile adj (inevitable, predictable)
- scontato adj (inevitable, predictable)
Russian
2 entries- минувший adj (Bygone)
- предыдущий adj (Previous, former)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Some commentators regard Britain's departure from the European Union as a foregone conclusion.
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The results of the ballot are a foregone conclusion.
Source: tatoeba (3283863)
It's a foregone conclusion.
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