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forethought

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of forethought

concern or preparation for the future

  • in an unusual show of forethought, the city had set up a network of well-supplied emergency shelters to accommodate victims of the hurricane
Synonyms of forethought

farsightedness, foresight, foresightedness, prescience, providence, vision
Words Related to forethought

precaution, premeditation

discernment, discretion, insight, perception, perceptiveness, prudence, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdom
Near Antonyms of forethought

hindsight
Antonyms of forethought

improvidence, myopia, shortsightedness

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