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
Years before the reality TV craze, Real Life is scarily prescient in its depiction of lives ruined by the presence of cameras, while also operating as a hilarious observational comedy about a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Early in its post-war development, Walnut Creek leaders made a key decision that seems especially prescient, given the recent decline of indoor shopping malls due to the growth of online shopping and the resurgence of downtowns.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Written in 2019, the book also feels prescient about the fast fashion landscape that Riley’s film lampoons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Hacks feels very prescient now in its treatment of late night.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
The statement was prescient, because Colombia never did recover.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
Again, that feels like an eerily prescient message for our own time.
—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
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Early in its post-war development, Walnut Creek leaders made a key decision that seems especially prescient, given the recent decline of indoor shopping malls due to the growth of online shopping and the resurgence of downtowns.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Written in 2019, the book also feels prescient about the fast fashion landscape that Riley’s film lampoons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Hacks feels very prescient now in its treatment of late night.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
The statement was prescient, because Colombia never did recover.
—Roberto Andrés, The Dial, 28 May 2026
Again, that feels like an eerily prescient message for our own time.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescient
Adjective
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The move suggests a broader shift in Tehran, where a new generation of leaders is increasingly abandoning the cautious, reactive approach that long defined the Islamic Republic’s strategy towards its adversaries.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Ciara is very cautious and played it slow in opening her heart up to West.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Be careful when riding back downtown on a bike, as the hill notoriously increases cycling speed.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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The Main Match Concealer is available in 22 shades, with careful consideration for South Asian undertones (which are often breezed by).—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 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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Other states would do well to follow this proactive approach.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Your business changes and your interactions change, so a firm must be proactive in identifying the best possible experience today for the customer.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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There’s the costs of a physical plant and filling it with inventory and putting together a strategic, visionary team to make Barneys what Barneys needs to be today.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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But that, at least in part, is what gives her crush such a devout and visionary tenor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The project is being framed as both a preservation effort and a forward-looking investment in the heart of Chinatown.—
Maddie White,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Her perspective on the future of real estate is equally forward-looking.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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“Prescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescient. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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