Synonyms of foreseen

foreseen 1 of 2

adjective

as in anticipated

Related Words

• anticipated
• predicted
• expected
• awaited
• future
• imminent
• forthcoming
• nearing
• upcoming
• impending
• proximate
• coming
• approaching
• oncoming
• pending

Dissimilar Words

• recent
• late
• other
• past
• foregone
• sometime
• former
• old
• erstwhile
• bygone
• onetime
• whilom
• quondam

foreseen

2 of 2

verb

past participle of foresee

as in predicted

to realize or know about beforehand

a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anticipated
• predicted
• divined
• foreknown
• envisaged
• foretold
• envisioned
• prophesied
• foreshadowed
• presaged
• previsioned
• feared
• forecast
• forefelt
• visualized
• prefigured
• forewarned
• prognosticated
• cautioned
• alerted
• perceived
• augured
• previewed
• dreaded
• apprehended
• discerned
• descried
• foretokened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foreseen

Adjective

When really, this was the foreseeable and foreseen outcome of putting an AI in place of the human being who is already not there to do a good job. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

To help steer you clear of any paint color problems (whether foreseen or unforeseen), designers share the top paint color pitfalls. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026

There's the long foreseen Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)-versus-Vecna face-off, coupled with a dramatic Godzilla-sized ensemble fight. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026

Trump’s actions, those foreseen and those unforeseen, are creating immense opportunities for change. — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025

Verb

Legislators in 1922 could not have foreseen the midcentury population boom or the severity of climate change. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

But getting swept off your feet by someone who’s effectively a nearly seven-foot tree is, of course, rarely foreseen. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

But the Kuvshynovs and their legal team say what happened to their daughter was preventable — and foreseen. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Bailey’s return had been a surprise and was not foreseen by Emery weeks earlier. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Of course, emergency spending during the COVID-19 pandemic could not have been foreseen. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Quarter-sized hail (1 inch) is foreseen with the incoming storm. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Its drafters could not have foreseen today’s challenges of combatting cybercrime. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Who could have foreseen that the prominent vaccine skeptic would undermine federal vaccination policy? — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026