Standard Lemma guide

forethoughtful

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːθɔːtfʊl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

thoughtful of the future

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • careful forethoughtful planning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fore- + thoughtful; or forethought + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kaukonäköinen — having forethought
  • Finnish: kaukokatseinen — having forethought
  • Georgian: წინდახედული (c̣indaxeduli) — having forethought
  • Polish: przezorny — having forethought
  • Polish: zapobiegliwy — having forethought
  • Russian: предусмотрительный (predusmotritelʹnyj) — having forethought
  • Swedish: förtänksam — having forethought
  • Swedish: förutseende — having forethought
  • Swedish: framsynt — having forethought
  • Ukrainian: передбачливий (peredbačlyvyj) — having forethought
  • Ukrainian: завбачливий (zavbačlyvyj) — having forethought