foresight | ||
1. | [ noun ] providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future | |
Synonyms: | foresightfulness foresightedness | |
Related terms: | providence | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) knowing in advance; foreseeing | |
Synonyms: | prospicience prevision | |
Related terms: | knowing anticipate | |
3. | [ noun ] (psychology) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | |
Synonyms: | anticipation prediction prevision | |
Related terms: | reasoning projection prophecy prefiguration predict | |
Similar spelling: |
foresighted foresightful foreshock |