Synonyms of prescient

prescient

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cautious
• careful
• farsighted
• foresighted
• proactive
• visionary
• forward-looking
• provident
• farseeing
• foreseeing
• wise
• forward
• prudent
• forehanded
• forethoughtful
• insightful
• perceptive
• sagacious
• heedful
• discerning
• sage
• percipient
• sapient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortsighted
• improvident
• myopic
• careless
• heedless
• incautious
• half-baked
• half-cocked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prescient

Some Americans saw things differently, and their prescient warnings form the backbone of Hitchcock’s body politic. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Alas, Kissinger may have been uncannily prescient about technology and its impact on global power, but his prescriptions on how to avert AI disaster haven’t aged well. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

This disturbing film was prescient in its deployment of trauma as a plot device in psychological thrillers as well as a unique entry in the anti-war canon. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

This claim may not hold up in the 21st century—but its author, Helen Rowland, couldn’t know just how prescient her words would prove to be. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 4, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

For many, a world with machines in charge can be hard to imagine without movies and books and their sometimes prescient visions. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

My book was meant to highlight both the personal and societal issues of early literacy deprivation, while tracking the prescient issue of increasing screen time dumbing down and dehumanizing society. — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 21 July 2026

The Red Sox have surged without their injured ace, Garrett Crochet, who last pitched on April 25, the day Breslow fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches in a panic move, power play or, perhaps, a prescient vision of what a change could mean. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Ackman’s misfires, though, have been offset by some prescient investments in the face of black swan events like the subprime mortgage crisis and COVID, cementing his reputation as one of the shrewdest and most daring risk-takers on Wall Street. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026