foresight
foresight is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 32 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.
- 2.(Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction.
- 3.(Gun.) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- antepast
- anticipation
- caution
- conclusion
- expectation
- forecast
- foreknowledge
- foretaste
- forethought
- intelligence
- long
- plan
- precognition
- predeliberation
- prejudgment
- prelibation
- prenotion
- preparation
- prescience
- presentiment
- presurmise
- prevision
- prognosis
- prophasis
- prospect
- prospectus
- prospicience
- providence
- prudence
- sagacity
- second
- sight
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is foresight.
- What is action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke called?
- What is any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction called?
- What is muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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