adj
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Meanings
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adj
capable of being known in advance
A fixed end may be foreknowable even when the exact means remain uncertain.
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anticipable
Opposites
unforeseeableunknowable
Word family
Derived forms
foreknowability
Etymology
Formed from foreknow + -able. Foreknow combines fore- ("beforehand") with know and has long been used in theological and philosophical discussions of advance knowledge.