as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
prescient environmentalists and politicians who long ago made sure that these beautiful areas would forever be spared from development
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Recent Examples of prescient
Whether those concerns are prescient or represent a buying opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1977, Finch won for his portrayal of unhinged TV news anchor Howard Beale in the darkly satirical (and sadly prescient) Network.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
This one was especially prescient on its 2019 release.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The Gophers put in their bid before the season started, a prescient decision after the team had to play four of its five WBT games on the road last spring.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Xu's comments during the earnings call were prescient, seemingly addressing some of the points Citrini's paper would raise days later.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
And as such are grappling with the complex history of figures like him, whose lust for profit is matched only by a prescient sense of what the world will need next to satiate the ravenous maw of industry and global capital.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.
—Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1977, Finch won for his portrayal of unhinged TV news anchor Howard Beale in the darkly satirical (and sadly prescient) Network.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
This one was especially prescient on its 2019 release.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The Gophers put in their bid before the season started, a prescient decision after the team had to play four of its five WBT games on the road last spring.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the pharaoh’s prescient spiritual optimism comes in conflict with the all-powerful establishment priests, who kill Akhnaten and Nefertiti.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Xu's comments during the earnings call were prescient, seemingly addressing some of the points Citrini's paper would raise days later.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
And as such are grappling with the complex history of figures like him, whose lust for profit is matched only by a prescient sense of what the world will need next to satiate the ravenous maw of industry and global capital.
—Nicolas Niarchos, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescient
Adjective
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Be cautious of calls or emails claiming to be from your bank asking for verification or urgent action.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Be cautious — but don’t write off rattlesnakes as vicious, the experts say.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Orion is a tight space for four people to navigate, so the crew members have a careful choreography to maximize the data the astronauts can gather.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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Through careful tuning of an extended Kalman filter and by taking advantage of bamboo’s natural vibration-damping properties, the system slashes control latency from 15–20 milliseconds down to just 8–10 milliseconds, enhancing responsiveness while keeping flight stable.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
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Avoiding these dangers and reducing the U.S. economy’s exposure to risk requires a careful, farsighted strategy that recognizes the reality of the United States’ place in today’s world.—
Don Graves,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kraus said his focus on City Council would be on creating a secure, sustainable community where his own grandchildren could thrive by balancing proactive law enforcement with community support.—
Nathan Pilling
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Haller said one of the most proactive things people can do is to get screened as early as recommended, and that sometimes symptoms are easily overlooked.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dolores Huerta is a visionary organizer in her own right, yet historically, her contributions often remain in the shadows.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The company’s early history, written by the visionary Steve Jobs, has entered a new world, one where iPhones are making incremental advances while the technology surrounding it is in the midst of generational change.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Luxury, electrified Plug-in hybrid technology also gives the TX a forward-looking edge.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sternlicht launched the then forward-looking W Hotel group in 1998 before selling to Marriott in 2016.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Prescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescient. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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