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foreseeing

ADJECTIVE

foresighted

Synonyms

WEAK

farsighted perceptive prescient provident sagacious

NOUN

anticipation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehension awareness

STRONG

foreboding forecast foresight foretaste forethought inkling intuition preconception premonition prescience presentiment prevision realization

WEAK

prior knowledge

Antonyms

STRONG

hindsight ignorance thoughtlessness

WEAK

amazement astonishment doubt fear sensation surprise unreadiness wonder

NOUN

forecast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budget calculation estimate outlook prognosis projection

STRONG

anticipation augury cast conjecture divination foreknowledge foresight foretelling forethought foretoken guess planning precognition prescience prevision prognostication prophecy

Antonyms

STRONG

hindsight ignorance thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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People could be forgiven for not foreseeing the earth-shattering events that were around the bend—the Depression, World War II, the birth of Elvis Presley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

He is shifting Brazil exposure to longer-term bonds, foreseeing a “neutral” interest rate of 10% to 11%, eventually.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Zarqa Al Yamama is the story of a blue-eyed tribal matriarch with the gift of foreseeing the future in pre-Islamic Arabia.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

New inflation figures are to be published Friday, with analysts at Deutsche Bank foreseeing another decline in overall inflation to 5.8%.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

“Send your wife up to the wedding,” exclaimed the Doctor, foreseeing a happy solution.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

foreseeing

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