fait accompli

Noun

Meaning

an irreversible accomplishment

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

accomplished fact fact performance act adventure deed accomplishment actuality cold fact done deal fact of life irreversible fact irreversible thing done deed irreversible accomplishment

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Antonyms

thing to do decision to make decision to reach decision to take thing to accomplish

Hypernyms

achievement accomplishment

Examples

Like other members of the Poseidon coterie, he treats the Poseidon project as a fait accompli. Source: Internet

But for his steadfast refusal to approve Saran’s antics, India would have faced a suicidal fait accompli. Source: Internet

And she revealed that the community council had already submitted proposals for a fairer system as part of the Aberdeenshire’s consultation process, but claimed the latest move was effectively a fait accompli with little else that could be done. Source: Internet

Believing it was a fait accompli, he eventually offered his tepid support for the deal. Source: Internet

FP leaders calling on the Governor-General with the required letter were presented with a fait accompli. Source: Internet

Hitler instead presented Göring with the fait accompli of Speer's appointment.sfn At the time of Speer's accession to the office, the German economy, unlike the British one, was not fully geared for war production. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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