foresight

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌsīt How to pronounce foresight (audio)
Definition of foresightnext
1
as in foreknowledge
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur a mysterious woman who claims to have the gift of foresight

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2
as in providence
concern or preparation for the future had the foresight to realize the global importance of the Internet

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Recent Examples of foresight The horrors of uncertainty are translated into the language of manageable risk—risk that somebody, somewhere, has the responsibility and foresight to manage. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 And sometime before the Forest Stewardship Council started certifying responsible woodland harvesting in 1993, company founder Jack Stoughton apparently had the environmental foresight to source paper from mills that farmed their own trees. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026 Having that foresight, instead of just confronting issues in the moment, is paramount to earning a higher title and pay. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Or perhaps the public remembers great dissenting opinions that display foresight and speak across the ages. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foresight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
  1. foreknowledge
  2. providence
  3. prescience
  4. vision
  5. divination
  6. forethought
  7. farsightedness
  8. foresightedness
Noun
  • However, there are common mistakes that can easily be avoided with a little foreknowledge.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026
  • But if a 12-year-old Spider-Man fan in Dubuque, Iowa, got to watch the film without any foreknowledge, then the gambit was more than worth it.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of foreknowledge
Noun
  • Data from the European Forest Fire Information System shows that the Leon providence had some of Spain’s worst wildfires on record in 2025, per France 24.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Have faith in His providence, even if your heart feels too broken to accept it right now.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of providence
Noun
  • All this is figured out, with amusing if anticlimactic prescience, by Audrey, who’s blessed with a Carl Sagan-loving scientific mind.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Helaena is Dragon’s Cassandra; her supernatural prescience and big-picture perspective make her perhaps the wisest character this side of Game of Thrones’ Bran the Broken.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prescience
Noun
  • Hämeenaho has the shot, vision and hands to project to score in the NHL.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Bansal, who refused to comment when contacted, has outlined his vision for Lenskart in the company’s latest quarterly presentation.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of vision
Noun
  • Other common practices among Druids include the celebration of seasonal festivals, meditation, and divination.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The competition series featured masters of shamanism, tarot, face and foot reading, saju and other divination disciplines competing in challenges that tested their abilities, using tools including fans, bells, dowsing rods and modern-day laptops.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
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  • Precisely that forethought is what personal risk management is all about.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • And the park can only be accessed by boat or float plane, so a visit to Katmai National Park and Preserve requires a decent amount of forethought.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Definition of forethought
Noun
  • Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of farsightedness
Noun
  • All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
    — Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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