forethought
forethought is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 32 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.
- 2.A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care. A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. I. Taylor.
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
- foresight
- foretaste
- 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 forethought.
- What is thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon called?
- What is a thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care. A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. I. Taylor called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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