as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
farsighted conservationists long ago realized that wilderness areas of breathtaking beauty needed to be protected from future development
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Recent Examples of farsighted
No matter what compromises Lucas and our farsighted mayor at the time, Rahm Emanuel, offered, there was no compromise from this group.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
The most farsighted companies understand that downturns are not permanent.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Eto’s lofty position in the Chicago underworld was unusual for an outsider, but the syndicate had always been more farsighted than other crime families in promoting gangsters of other ethnicities.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 May 2023
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
The most farsighted companies understand that downturns are not permanent.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Eto’s lofty position in the Chicago underworld was unusual for an outsider, but the syndicate had always been more farsighted than other crime families in promoting gangsters of other ethnicities.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farsighted
Adjective
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Katz was cautious about the European enthusiasm.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Some analysts are even more cautious.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Its satirical video, depicting politicians descending into an all-out fistfight, proved especially prescient during the fevered atmosphere of the 2016 election cycle.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
17 June 2026
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The chess board will look much different Friday, but in the friendly, Alfaro made some mid-game adjustments that could become prescient when the two sides meet again.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Operating one of the widest networks in the world, which includes higher-risk destinations as well, requires a proactive and case-by-case approach to security and risk management.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Gen Z is a financially proactive generation – interested in finance, willing to talk openly about financial struggles and engaging financial advisors sooner than previous generations.—
Julia Bartak,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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In addition to receiving the now annual award, which will be dubbed the Evie, Evie and Stephen Colbert established the Evelyn McGee Colbert Visionary Fund to provide Montclair Film with resources to highlight visionary industry leaders and create community through storytelling.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Going after Siebel Newsom seems more like a forward-looking, preemptive strike targeting Newsom ahead of the 2028 election through every decent man’s Achilles’ heel, his family.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Just as handing someone a pile of expensive film-making gear won’t turn them into the next Steven Spielberg, all the AI tokens in the world won’t turn a workforce into a forward-looking force in the market.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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