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foresightful

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

planning prudently for the future

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • large goals that required farsighted policies
  • took a long view of the geopolitical issues

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, prospicient, long, longsighted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From foresight + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: далнови́ден (dalnovíden) — having foresight
  • Bulgarian: предвидли́в (predvidlív) — having foresight
  • Bulgarian: прозорли́в (prozorlív) — having foresight
  • Czech: prozíravý — having foresight
  • Slovak: predvídavý — having foresight
  • Slovak: prezieravý — having foresight
  • Turkish: öngörülü — having foresight