Synonyms of foreseeing

foreseeing 1 of 3

adjective

as in cautious

having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future

some years ago the senator wrote a foreseeing essay on the threat of global terrorism

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

foreseeing

2 of 3

noun

as in predicting

Related Words

• predicting
• forecasting
• foretelling
• divining
• prophesying
• divination
• soothsaying
• fortune-telling
• foreknowing
• presaging
• prognosticating
• crystal gazing
• augury
• jinx
• curse
• spiritualism
• omen
• occultism
• sortilege
• augur
• incantation
• spell
• conjuration
• glamour
• hex
• hoodoo
• talisman
• amulet
• exorcism
• mascot
• witchcraft
• conjuring
• fetish
• sorcery
• phylactery
• hexerei
• wizardry
• necromancy
• voodooism
• abracadabra
• thaumaturgy
• periapt
• devilry
• magic
• witchery
• bewitchment
• charm
• alchemy
• diablerie
• enchantment
• bewitchery
• ensorcellment
• mojo

Dissimilar Words

• science

foreseeing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of foresee

as in anticipating

to realize or know about beforehand

a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipating
• predicting
• fearing
• divining
• foreknowing
• foretelling
• forecasting
• envisioning
• presaging
• prophesying
• envisaging
• visualizing
• perceiving
• previsioning
• foreshadowing
• prognosticating
• forefeeling
• dreading
• alerting
• prefiguring
• cautioning
• forewarning
• auguring
• previewing
• apprehending
• foretokening
• discerning
• descrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foreseeing

Verb

Nevertheless, Patel remains optimistic, foreseeing a future where human creativity and critical thinking combine with AI's potential for endless possibilities. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The survey is an indicator of companies foreseeing good conditions minus those feeling pessimistic. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Perhaps foreseeing such a contentious contest, Pelosi's daughter Christine Pelosi, a longtime party organizer and attorney, opted to run for California state Senate in 2028 following her mother's retirement announcement. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Arsenal anticipated potential managerial changes at rival clubs, foreseeing the departure of Jurgen Klopp from Liverpool, among others. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026

Still, many business heads are upbeat, foreseeing a sense of continuity and a measure of economic reassurance and certainty ahead. — Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026

And Tester is foreseeing progress that goes far beyond the 2006 blue wave that swept him into office. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026

The designer wrote his master’s thesis on wearables, foreseeing how smart clothing and other technologies could become part of daily life even before wireless technologies like Wifi and Bluetooth were standard. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026

Since 2021, these companies have collaborated on research and development concerning sub-terahertz devices, foreseeing the dawn of the 6G era. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025