Accompli

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A completed deed or action, especially one that is achieved without further discussion or opposition
2. An event or situation that has already been successfully carried out, often leaving no room for change or debate
3. A deed that has been carried out successfully, typically with finality, preventing further discussion or alteration

Etymology: In English, "accompli" survives almost only inside the French phrase "fait accompli," literally "accomplished fact." The "fait" is the same Latin root, "factum," that gives English "fact" and "feat," so the phrase describes something already made rather than something that merely happened. "Accompli" is the past participle of the French verb "accomplir," meaning to complete. That verb comes from Latin "complere," to fill up, with the prefix "ad-" added, so the underlying idea is filling something until nothing is left to do. French also uses "un homme accompli" for a complete, polished person, a sense English does not carry over.

Synonyms: done deal, completed action

Antonyms: incompletion, uncertainty