![]() What is the antonym of will power Opposite of control of oneself, willpower. Forms of the verbs predetermine, predestine, foreordain, preordain and in some cases ordain (in sense “to prearrange unalterably” or in sense “to predestine”), often are used of things that are avolitional, that is, not under the control of whatever parties are involved.Īlso consider mandatory (“Obligatory required or commanded by authority”), involuntary (“Not voluntary or willing.”), and obligatory. Unfortunately, youre asking the wrong person for help because I have no control over the budget. I think foreordain (“To predestine or preordain”) is seen less commonly than is preordain (“To determine the fate of something in advance”). Predetermined, simple past tense and past participle of predetermine (“To determine or decide in advance”) might also work.Īlso fated (“Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate”). ![]() You can either finish your work now or come back at lunchtime and finish it. ![]() In a business context you might speak of a foregone conclusion (“A predictable or inevitable conclusion.”). You Have No Choice And sometimes that’s OK. My outburst met with the inevitable punishment. ![]() We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable. Inevitable has two senses that might work well:
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