FORETHOUGHTFULNESS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

forethoughtfulness

noun

as in gray matter

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Unlike during puberty and pregnancy, the menopausal transition—the moment the body is going through menopause—doesn’t appear linked to an overall decrease in cortical gray matter volume.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
The researchers found that London taxi drivers had measurably more gray matter in the posterior hippocampus, a brain area tied to storing large-scale spatial maps.

— Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of gray matter

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Also, supportive connections between Mercury and Mars make this a great time for addressing personal matters with a clear head and common sense.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
But one city is run by people who have common sense and the other one isn't, so there's that.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of common sense

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Mosley said she was encouraged by a recent ruling in New York, where 22-year-old detransitioner, Fox Varians, sued the psychologist and plastic surgeon who counseled her to undergo a gender transition, winning $2 million in a judgment.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
At each turn, a heartbreaking picture comes into sharper focus, underscoring Ricki’s destructive appetite that exploits Rita’s deepest needs and fears under the guise of friendship and no-judgement sisterhood.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of judgment

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As Nepal grapples with the catastrophic natural disaster, Dawadi’s story has emerged as a striking example of foresight and courage.

— Shonal Ganguly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
During Katrina, Richard had the foresight to get cash before access to normal payment systems became a problem.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of foresight

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Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024

Definition of horse sense

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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

Definition of farsightedness

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