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Antonyms for foresight
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : fawr-sahyt, fohr- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfoʊr- |
Definition of foresight
Origin :- c.1300, from fore- + sight (n.). Cf. German Vorsicht.
- noun mental preparedness
- He knew that make of gun from toe to foresight; he could assemble it in the dark.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- The programme traced by his minute foresight was carried out.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- What we usually call luck is the result of foresight, skill and courage.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The execution of this grand design was a master-work of foresight and prudence.
- Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
- Cold reason, foresight and calculation were the ministers of his indomitable will.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- Their confidence in him increased a hundredfold by this proof of the accuracy of his foresight.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- And when he spoke he showed considerable decision and foresight.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- He had contrived his negotiations with a wonderful skill and foresight.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Foresight and ingenuity of the rarest kinds are demanded there.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- He did so—but he did it without system, plan, foresight or judgment.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for foresight
- anticipation
- canniness
- care
- carefulness
- caution
- circumspection
- clairvoyance
- discernment
- discreetness
- discretion
- economy
- far-sightedness
- foreknowledge
- forethought
- insight
- long-sightedness
- perception
- precaution
- precognition
- preconception
- premeditation
- premonition
- prenotion
- prescience
- prospect
- providence
- provision
- prudence
- sagacity
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