precognition

noun

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as in foreknowledge

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Recent Examples of precognition Ancient oracles claim to have precognition, an insight into the future. — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 During his time in Aberfan, Barker tactfully but doggedly set about recording examples of precognition that came his way. — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022 More daringly, Barker thought that proving the existence of precognition would overturn the basic human understanding of linear time. — Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 But in behavioral science, many scholars point to an article published in a mainstream psychology journal in 2011 claiming evidence of precognition — that is, the ability to sense the future. — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023 Not just that, his powers include reality warping, matter and energy manipulation, energy projection, and all kinds of psionic abilities, such as telekinesis, telepathy, astral projection, and even precognition. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precognition
  1. foreknowledge
  2. clairvoyance
  3. foresight
  4. prescience
  5. telepathy
Noun
  • That is one future no amount of foreknowledge or planning can avoid.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of foreknowledge
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  • Through her radical honesty and spiritual clairvoyance, Cassidy invites readers to tune to the frequency of their own inner knowing to tap into the cosmic goodness already within them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • Spiritualism was the popularization of clairvoyance, telepathy and mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of clairvoyance
Noun
  • His interdisciplinary foresight inspired one of the most popular museums in the United States, the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • Roosevelt had the incredible foresight to look 100 years into the future.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Definition of foresight
Noun
  • This isn’t prescience, but rather a deep sensitivity to what’s going on—and where.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • In the opening monologue of the night — nearly verbatim for most nights on the tour — Springsteen ad-libbed some additional context, acknowledging the prescience of the evening.
    — Brandon Shaw, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
Definition of prescience
Noun
  • The wide-ranging records include a letter from a woman claiming that her mental telepathy indicated Earhart was still alive, and another from a man claiming her grave was located in Spain.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Getting in good positions but lacking the necessary telepathy with his new team mates, meaning his usual big end product figures (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances last season) aren’t there.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of telepathy

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“Precognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precognition. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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