POSSIBILISMS 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

• the quality of being unavoidable

• a principle that limits the extent of something

• the quality of being limited or restricted

• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

• (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• 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)

• the quality of being predictable

• the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

• the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe