FORESIGHTS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

foresight

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌsīt

Definition of foresight

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

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as in providence

concern or preparation for the future had the foresight to realize the global importance of the Internet

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Recent Examples of foresight For Wembanyama, developing that kind of foresight could become especially valuable. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 That is the distinction between prediction, foresight and preparedness. — Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Given that several of the largest global territories are already off the market is a testament to BossaNova’s strategic foresight, so those buyers in the remaining territories should move fast. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 His foresight was impeccable; back then Canggu was hardly on anyone’s radar. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foresight

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Noun

Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
However, there are common mistakes that can easily be avoided with a little foreknowledge.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026

Definition of foreknowledge

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

As yet, and in spite of his former student’s prescience, Bell could not imagine the enormity of what would follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
This prescience reads as astounding prophecy today, amidst the shift of enterprise AI spending towards on-premise.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of prescience

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

That’s the practice of fortune-telling or divination using a deck of cards.

— Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Oracles, prophets and practices of divination offered guidance from inscrutable or enigmatic sources when ordinary human judgment reached its limits.

— Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of divination

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

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

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