FORESIGHT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word foresight. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FORESIGHT
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clairvoyance | nounn | |||||||
noun • apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses | ||||||||
prescience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power to foresee the future | ||||||||
anticipation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expectation • something expected (as on the basis of a norm) • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) • anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | ||||||||
discernment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • perception of that which is obscure • the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations • the trait of judging wisely and objectively | ||||||||
perceptiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of understanding • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • perception of that which is obscure • the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding | ||||||||
vision | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vivid mental image • the ability to see; the visual faculty • the perceptual experience of seeing • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses • a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance | ||||||||
divination | nounn | |||||||
noun • successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||||
farsightedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 • abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects • seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing | ||||||||
foreknowledge | nounn | |||||||
noun • knowledge of an event before it occurs | ||||||||
foresightedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future | ||||||||
foresightfulness | ||||||||
noun • providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future | ||||||||
prevision | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prophetic vision (as in a dream) • the power to foresee the future • seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | ||||||||
prophecy | nounn | |||||||
noun • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | ||||||||
prospicience | nounn | |||||||
noun • seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing |