FORETHOUGHT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

forethought

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌthȯt

Definition of forethought

as in providence

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

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Recent Examples of forethought Charging capabilities will probably require the most forethought and planning. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026 And, for those with the forethought to pre-order one, there are few whole Peking ducks every night. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 To Zotkina, the tooth is a piece in the mounting body of evidence that Neanderthals were capable of forethought and reasoning. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 A little forethought goes a long way. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forethought

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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

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

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

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