as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
prescient environmentalists and politicians who long ago made sure that these beautiful areas would forever be spared from development
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Recent Examples of prescient
Again, that feels like an eerily prescient message for our own time.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Bonus points for prescient insights into the dark side of obsessive super-fandom.
—Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The fact that that car was briefly the most expensive example of the car, even if only for a week, suggests this was a prescient move.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
In the future of Ada Hoffman’s terrifyingly prescient sci-fi heist novel, humanity has settled Jupiter and AI owns all forms of storytelling, from information to entertainment.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
In this respect, Sawe and Adidas have been prescient.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
These warnings were prescient, as the ensuing decades of the Cold War repeatedly brought the world to the brink of annihilation.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Whether those concerns are prescient or represent a buying opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Bonus points for prescient insights into the dark side of obsessive super-fandom.
—Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The fact that that car was briefly the most expensive example of the car, even if only for a week, suggests this was a prescient move.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
In the future of Ada Hoffman’s terrifyingly prescient sci-fi heist novel, humanity has settled Jupiter and AI owns all forms of storytelling, from information to entertainment.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
In this respect, Sawe and Adidas have been prescient.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
These warnings were prescient, as the ensuing decades of the Cold War repeatedly brought the world to the brink of annihilation.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Whether those concerns are prescient or represent a buying opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescient
Adjective
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In a groove Phil Maton is cautious to ever declare that his delivery has fully come together.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Beneath the measured pace of transactions — collectors more cautious, galleries recalibrating, auction houses tempering expectations — the intellectual and aesthetic stakes of contemporary art feel newly urgent.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The move, Lindon said, is careful.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Aging will go much further toward happiness and satisfaction if the more farsighted among them will begin to organize societies for self-help and self-direction, rather than for the promotion of economic experiments of unknown dimensions and unforeseeable consequences.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Melissa Schultz, a bridge architectural specialist at MnDOT, said the data collection requirement of the bill will help MnDOT be proactive when building bridges in the future.—
Maddie Mullikin,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Oakland Interim Police Chief James Beere defended the department's proactive enforcement efforts despite the recent violence against officers.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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He was lured back to the Braves as general manager by Turner, their outrageous owner and visionary media mogul, in 1986.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Co-produced by visionary Spanish helmer El Guincho (of Rosalía and FKA Twigs fame) TURR4ZO is darkly hued and cinematic, infused by dozens of brilliant samples that pay tribute to the richness of Argentina’s music culture.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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But the 2026 Programmers’ Jam felt remarkably forward-looking.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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On Play Monk, Monk’s songbook presents a jumping-off point for further experimentation with the unknown, an approach both syncretic and forward-looking.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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“Prescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescient. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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