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FORESIGHT Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word foresight. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For FORESIGHT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for foresight, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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knowing providence
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