FORESIGHTEDNESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

foresightedness

noun

as in vision

concern or preparation for the future thanks to your foresightedness, we have enough ice and food to last through the blackout

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Recent Examples of foresightedness All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness. — Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026 All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness. — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The system builds on an earlier robot memory framework called DAAAM, which uses a vision-language model (VLM) to generate detailed descriptions of objects captured by a robot’s onboard cameras.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Now, with America having vociferously rejected Musk’s vision of governance, those wishing to drive something that reminds everyone around them of that vision will only have a few months more to purchase one.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of vision

Noun

Data from the European Forest Fire Information System shows that the Leon providence had some of Spain’s worst wildfires on record in 2025, per France 24.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Have faith in His providence, even if your heart feels too broken to accept it right now.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of providence

Noun

Reams of excellent books and documentaries are available chronicling the scene’s foresight and velocity, from Techno Rebels and Electrochoc to Assembling a Black Counter Culture and God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Balsillie and Lazaridis also deserve credit for having the foresight to buy QNX software for $200 million back in 2010.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of foresight

Noun

Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of farsightedness

Noun

Procrastination seems the wrong way to describe stories that connect intricately to each other and would seem to involve more forethought and plotting than a full-length novel.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Precisely that forethought is what personal risk management is all about.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of forethought

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