as in vision
concern or preparation for the future
thanks to your foresightedness, we have enough ice and food to last through the blackout
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Recent Examples of foresightedness
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
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Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresightedness
Noun
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Choose the move that makes the whole vision feel more possible.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Genre films with a creative vision, by contrast, are finding space.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Noun
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That there is no providence, only circumstance.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many live and die convinced that random chance is divine providence.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That foresight could not have been more wrong, at least looking at yesterday and today here at Aronimink.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Bell and Ford earned admiration for their entrepreneurial acumen and foresight.—
Olivier Sylvain,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, estimates vary depending on age and how hyperopia is measured, but the National Eye Institute reports that farsightedness affects roughly 5% to 10% of Americans today.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To Zotkina, the tooth is a piece in the mounting body of evidence that Neanderthals were capable of forethought and reasoning.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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A little forethought goes a long way.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Foresightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresightedness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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