Foresight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foresight is a noun meaning The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
Meaning
The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
More Meanings
- The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.
- The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).
- (surveying) A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.
Example Sentences
Holonym: iron sights
Near-synonym: forethought
Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.
The rugged forhead that with graue foreſight / Welds kingdomes cauſes, & affaires of ſtate; […]
Word Forms
- foresights
Synonyms for foresight
Depending on context, synonyms include prescience, forethought, foreknowledge, clairvoyance, precognition, divination.
Antonyms for foresight
Common opposites include hindsight, backsight.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foresightfulness, prediction, anticipation, forward-looking, forward-thinking, prospectively.
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Sources & Attribution
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