foreknowable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fɔrˈnoʊəbəl/ UK /fɔːˈnəʊəbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #1345719

Meanings

1

adj
capable of being known in advance

A fixed end may be foreknowable even when the exact means remain uncertain.

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Synonyms

1 adj · capable of being known in... predictable foreseeable

More anticipable

Opposites

unforeseeableunknowable

Word family

Derived forms foreknowability

Related forms foreknowforeknowledge

Etymology

Formed from foreknow + -able. Foreknow combines fore- ("beforehand") with know and has long been used in theological and philosophical discussions of advance knowledge.

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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