foreseeable

adjective

fore·​see·​able fȯr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 

1

: being such as may be reasonably anticipated

foreseeable problems

foreseeable consequences

2

: lying within the range for which forecasts are possible

in the foreseeable future

foreseeability

fȯr-ˌsē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of foreseeable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet that is what NASA claims in order to justify the actions of recent months, and the actions that apparently will continue for the foreseeable future. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025

The collaboration also brought additional funding to book Perth as the first-choice opening Test venue for any series, including the Ashes, taking place in Australia for the foreseeable future. —Michael Bailey, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025

For the foreseeable future, the grouping is likely to continue muddling through—attracting new members, producing grand declarations, and occasionally coordinating positions, but falling well short of becoming the basis of a new model of global governance. —Oliver Stuenkel, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025

That helped lead the party into a nearly month-and-a-half long fight that many were willing to keep going for the foreseeable future, especially after last week’s election results buoyed the feelings among the Democratic base. —Al Weaver, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing foreseeable

• in/for the foreseeable future

Rhymes for foreseeable

• agreeable
• disagreeable
• unenviable
• unforeseeable
• friable

Legal Definition

foreseeable

adjective

fore·​see·​able fōr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 

: such as reasonably can or should be anticipated : such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances

a foreseeable risk

the foreseeable expenses

a foreseeable plaintiff

foreseeably adverb