Synonyms for foresight
ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfoʊr-fore·sight

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1. foresightnoun

   Antonyms:
   hindsight

2. foresightnoun

   The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

   Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.

   Synonyms:
   foreknowledge, divination, clairvoyance, prescience, prophecy

   Antonyms:
   hindsight

3. foresightnoun

   Antonyms:
   hindsight

4. foresightnoun

   Antonyms:
   hindsight

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1. foresight

   Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good. Thus, we speak of the pleasures of anticipation. A foretaste may be of good or evil, and is more than imaginary; it is a part actually received in advance. Foresight and forethought prevent future evil and secure future good by timely looking forward, and acting upon what is foreseen. Compare ANTICIPATE.

   Synonyms:
   antepast, anticipation, apprehension, expectancy, expectation, foreboding, forecast, foretaste, forethought, hope, presentiment, prevision

   Antonyms:
   astonishment, consummation, despair, doubt, doubt, dread, enjoyment, fear, realization, surprise, wonder

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1. foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulnessnoun

   providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

   Synonyms:
   prospicience, farsightedness, foresightedness, prevision, foresightfulness

2. prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospiciencenoun

   seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

   Synonyms:
   foresightfulness, anticipation, prescience, longsightedness, prediction, farsightedness, hypermetropy, prevision, hypermetropia, prospicience, hyperopia, presbyopia, foresightedness

Matched Categories

1. • Knowing
   • Providence

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1. foresightnoun

   Synonyms:
   foreknowledge, prescience, prevision

2. foresightnoun

   Synonyms:
   forecast, forethought, precaution, prudence, anticipation, provident regard to the future

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1. foresightnoun

   Synonyms:
   prescience, foreknowledge, prudence

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1. List of paraphrases for "foresight":

   far-sightedness, provident, farsightedness, vision, forecast, clear-sightedness, prospective, forecasting, anticipation, forethought, perceptiveness, predictability, insight, forward-looking, prediction, outlook, contingency

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How to use foresight in a sentence?

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

2. Chief Executive Officer Brian Humphries:

   We are all dealing with a crisis that brings new challenges every day. Even with all of the preparation and foresight ... it's hard to imagine that we or anyone could have developed a playbook to anticipate the full impact of COVID-19.

3. Bill Brewster:

   That they didn't have enough foresight to think this might happen is offensive to me.

4. Michael Cusumano:

   Zhang is a CEO with tremendous foresight, he's not just sitting back trying to crank out refrigerators. He's trying to think about what the company can become.

5. Link Starbureiy:

   Vision is three-dimensional - consisting of insight, foresight, and perspective.