Synonyms of foresight

foresight

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌsīt 

1

as in foreknowledge

the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur

a mysterious woman who claims to have the gift of foresight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreknowledge
• prescience
• divination
• premonition
• clairvoyance
• presentiment
• omniscience
• sixth sense
• presage
• foreboding
• extrasensory perception
• prenotion

2

as in providence

concern or preparation for the future

had the foresight to realize the global importance of the Internet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• providence
• vision
• forethought
• prescience
• farsightedness
• foresightedness
• prudence
• insight
• wisdom
• precaution
• sagacity
• premeditation
• discernment
• perception
• perceptiveness
• discretion
• sapience
• sagaciousness
• sageness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortsightedness
• myopia
• retrospect
• improvidence
• reappraisal
• retrospection
• hindsight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foresight

And sometime before the Forest Stewardship Council started certifying responsible woodland harvesting in 1993, company founder Jack Stoughton apparently had the environmental foresight to source paper from mills that farmed their own trees. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026

Having that foresight, instead of just confronting issues in the moment, is paramount to earning a higher title and pay. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Or perhaps the public remembers great dissenting opinions that display foresight and speak across the ages. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Roosevelt had the incredible foresight to look 100 years into the future. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026