Synonyms of prescience

prescience

noun

ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s 

1

as in foresight

the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur

most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foresight
• foreknowledge
• divination
• premonition
• clairvoyance
• presentiment
• omniscience
• presage
• foreboding
• extrasensory perception
• sixth sense
• prenotion

2

as in providence

concern or preparation for the future

parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby

Synonyms & Similar Words

• providence
• vision
• foresight
• forethought
• farsightedness
• prudence
• foresightedness
• insight
• wisdom
• sagacity
• precaution
• discernment
• premeditation
• perception
• perceptiveness
• discretion
• sapience
• sagaciousness
• sageness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• myopia
• shortsightedness
• improvidence
• retrospect
• retrospection
• reappraisal
• hindsight

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prescience

In the opening monologue of the night — nearly verbatim for most nights on the tour — Springsteen ad-libbed some additional context, acknowledging the prescience of the evening. — Brandon Shaw, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026

Ten years later, the prescience of these words may be observed not just in a surprising foot race upset but in an entirely different cultural moment. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

That a machine might use my writing not only to learn about my subject matter, but also to analyze and ultimately mimic my authorial voice, points to a future that George Orwell envisioned with eerie prescience. — Laura Beers, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2026

Nearly two years later, Cossington’s words ring with alarming prescience. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026

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