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

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foreseeing

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noun

as in predicting

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foreseeing

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verb

present participle of foresee
as in anticipating
to realize or know about beforehand a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen

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Recent Examples of foreseeing
Verb
Nate Davis does the honors again, foreseeing the winners of all 272 regular-season games to propose win-loss records for all 32 teams. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreseeing
  1. cautious
  2. predicting
  3. anticipating
  4. careful
  5. forecasting
  6. prescient
  7. foretelling
  8. proactive
Adjective
  • Drug development is highly regulated, and executives have good reasons to be cautious about changing how major decisions are made.
    — George Achilleos, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • McNamara also wanted to create a performance-focused, consumer-centric drive in a business that had grown up under the umbrella of a more cautious pharmaceutical company.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cautious
Noun
  • With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.
    — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of predicting
Verb
  • The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Among those anticipating modifications, 72% expect bathroom changes and 71% expect changes that improve access into or around the home.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of anticipating
Adjective
  • Nick wants to be careful about their firm’s spending, but Serena reminds him that Cathcarts has every resource at its disposal.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Iranian regime will need to be careful before launching such an attack, or even before undertaking lesser forms of escalation.
    — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of careful
Noun
  • Rising logistics costs, shrinking margins and persistent supply chain volatility, in particular, are pushing leaders toward agentic AI and machine learning for demand forecasting and inventory placement.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The same data will support future reports and financial forecasting.
    — Wesley D. Snow, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Adjective
  • Some Americans saw things differently, and their prescient warnings form the backbone of Hitchcock’s body politic.
    — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Alas, Kissinger may have been uncannily prescient about technology and its impact on global power, but his prescriptions on how to avert AI disaster haven’t aged well.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of prescient
Noun
  • In the wake of Friday’s abysmal jobs report , investors are scrambling to understand whether the loss of 92,000 jobs in February was a blip or a foretelling of more payroll cuts to come as t he adoption of AI by corporations increases .
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of foretelling
Adjective
  • However, this limits teams to damage control rather than proactive preparation.
    — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Case for Empowerment During Midlife In defense of proactive women, particularly those navigating midlife, having more information about what’s happening in their bodies can feel incredibly validating.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of proactive

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“Foreseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseeing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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