Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Foresight

Nouns
  • foresight, prospicience, prevision, long-sightedness
  • anticipation
  • providence etc. (preparation) Preparation. forethought, forecast
  • predeliberation, presurmise
  • foregone conclusion etc. (prejudgment) Misjudgment
  • prudence etc. (caution) Caution. foreknowledge
  • prognosis
  • precognition, prescience, prenotion, presentiment
  • second sight
  • sagacity etc. (intelligence) Intelligence, Wisdom
  • antepast, prelibation, prophasis. prospect etc. (expectation) Expectation
  • foretaste
  • prospectus etc. (plan) Plan.
Verbs
  • foresee
  • look forwards to, look ahead, look beyond
  • scent from afar
  • look into the future, pry into the future, peer into the future. see one's way
  • see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, see how the wind blows, test the waters, see how the cat jumps. anticipate
  • expect etc. Expectation
  • be beforehand etc. (early) Earliness
  • predict etc. Prediction
  • foreknow, forejudge, forecast
  • presurmise
  • have an eye to the future, have an eye to the main chance
  • keep a sharp lookout etc. (vigilance) Care [Vigilance.]
  • forewarn etc. Warning.
Adjectives
Adverbs
  • against the time when.
Phrases
  • run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.