foresaw

VERB

anticipate, predict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discern envisage expect forecast foretell perceive presage understand

STRONG

apprehend divine espy forebode foreknow previse prognosticate prophesy see visualize

WEAK

call the turn crystal ball it dope out forefeel have a hunch preknow prevision psych out see it coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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foresaw

At the start of the season nobody foresaw much, if any, of this.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The signers of the Declaration of Independence never foresaw a World Cup, much less an American World Cup team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

Lincoln even foresaw a kind of “patriotic fusion” to reconstruct the South once the fighting ended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

She said, “I didn’t foresee it all. But the dragon I did. Also, I foresaw a sickness in the land.”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz