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

The Spurs, who acquired De’Aaron Fox from the Kings, are built around generational talent Victor Wembanyama and seem poised to compete with the Thunder for Western Conference supremacy for the foreseeable future. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026

The national debt, meanwhile, keeps growing, surpassing $38 trillion in late October and setting the stage for $1 trillion or more of annual interest payments for the foreseeable future, per the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025

An interchange planned for the intersection of Kings Valley Drive and Highway 285 on the south side of Conifer has been put off for the foreseeable future due to funding problems. —Alan Gionet, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025

For a team that features 31 players under the age of 27, that’s a chance to cement a foundation for the foreseeable future. —Mike Kaye december 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 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