Synonyms of farsighted

farsighted

adjective

ˈfär-ˌsī-təd 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cautious
• careful
• foresighted
• prescient
• proactive
• visionary
• forward-looking
• farseeing
• provident
• forehanded
• wise
• prudent
• forward
• foreseeing
• forethoughtful
• sagacious
• heedful
• perceptive
• insightful
• discerning
• sapient
• sage
• percipient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• myopic
• shortsighted
• improvident
• careless
• heedless
• incautious
• half-baked
• half-cocked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farsighted

These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2025

No matter what compromises Lucas and our farsighted mayor at the time, Rahm Emanuel, offered, there was no compromise from this group. — Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025

Brazil’s post-dictatorship experience also suggests that democratic threats can be effectively managed with farsighted political reforms intended to protect democracy. — Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 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