foresight

fore·sight

noun \ˈfȯr-ˌsīt\

Definition of FORESIGHT

1

: an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience

2

: provident care : prudence <had the foresight to invest his money wisely>

3

: an act of looking forward; also : a view forward

— fore·sight·ed \-ˌsī-təd\ adjective

— fore·sight·ed·ly adverb

— fore·sight·ed·ness noun

— fore·sight·ful \-ˌsīt-fəl\ adjective

Examples of FORESIGHT

1. They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.
2. His career choice shows a lack of foresight.

First Known Use of FORESIGHT

14th century

Related to FORESIGHT

Synonyms: foreknowledge, prescience

Antonyms: improvidence, myopia, shortsightedness

Related Words: foreboding, premonition, prenotion, presage, presentiment; clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, sixth sense; omniscience; divination

Near Antonyms: hindsight

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