as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
the foresighted conservationists who worked to create the national park system
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresighted
Adjective
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Homebuilders are getting more cautious, says economist Wolf.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Markets had expected the more fiscally cautious Shinjiro Koizumi to win.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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These treatments require careful and ongoing monitoring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No matter what compromises Lucas and our farsighted mayor at the time, Rahm Emanuel, offered, there was no compromise from this group.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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While that message was certainly prescient—and one that the Party should not abandon entirely—Allsop also believes there’s room to adopt a more concrete platform against specific examples of élite corruption or the trampling of civil liberties.—
Erin Neil,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Writer/director James DeMonaco created a nightmare for our times — one that, in hindsight, feels frighteningly prescient.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Owners are advised to be proactive about counter-surfing by never leaving food or crumbs out, as even small amounts can cause a pup to develop a bad habit.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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More proactive actions, fewer reactive ones.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2024
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For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
16 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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This was a forward-looking collection (seemed to be 100 looks) that felt young and fresh, but will still appeal to the core customer.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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As plastic waste clogs rivers, kills marine life and threatens human health, many leaders of countries, communities and forward-looking companies are working on ways to stem the tide of plastic pollution.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 1960s Yugoslavia, a visionary woman unites village housewives into a knitting collective.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Widely considered a visionary pioneer, his groundbreaking technology transformed modern life around the globe.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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