FORESIGHTS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

foresight

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌsīt

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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Relevance

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 The foresight was lauded locally and, more recently, nationally as droughts increasingly diminished water supplies throughout the West. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 As such, managing this timing requires a degree of foresight. —

Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026 A little foresight now can turn courage into results! —

Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026 While a certain amount of planning and foresight can be helpful, sometimes doing more just increases anxiety and exhaustion. —

Sherri Gordon, Parents, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foresight

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight

Noun

The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.

— Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.

— Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026