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Foregone

/ˈfoɹɡɔn/

To precede, to go before.

📖 Definitions of "Foregone"

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adjective

verb

1
To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
2
To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
3
To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.
"I wouldn't forgo something, unless I'm convinced that it's detrimental in some way or another."

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bygonenoun	Having been or happened in the distant past.
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
departednoun	Having gone away.
bypast	past
gone	Away, having left.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bypast	past
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
bygonenoun	Having been or happened in the distant past.
gone	Away, having left.
departednoun	Having gone away.
predictablenoun	Able to be predicted.
foreseeable	able to be foreseen or anticipated
granted	Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
disposed	inclined, minded
obvious	Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
self-evident	Obviously true, and requiring no proof, argument or explanation, axiomatic.
balancenoun	(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
guaranteed	Made certain; promised.
advancenoun	To help the progress of (something); to further.
inevitablenoun	Impossible to avoid or prevent.
winverb	(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
unavoidablenoun	Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.
resigned	Characterized by resignation or acceptance.
discontinued	(Of a product) Permanently no longer available for sale
forsworn	Having lied under oath; perjured.