POSSIBILISM Antonyms

• the state of being physically constrained

• a device that retards something's motion

• the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

• (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

• a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable

• a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

• an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

• the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• decree or designate beforehand

• the quality of being unavoidable

• mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up

• the condition of being essential or indispensable

• anything indispensable

• previous determination as if by destiny or fate

• (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)

• (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)