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

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

His opponent, Secretary Hillary Clinton, was prescient in her warning of what his Emmy accusations meant for our political elections. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

His radical-transparency platform reads especially prescient today. — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2026

To be able to present this podcast on my brother's birthday and right before my father's birthday feels very prescient. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026