farseeing
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Planning prudently for the future; having foresight. Characterized by the ability to anticipate future needs, consequences, or trends and plan wisely for them. 2. Capable of seeing to a great distance. Having the physical ability to see objects clearly that are far away.
Usage and Examples
- As an adjective describing foresight:
- The company's farseeing investment in renewable technology secured its market dominance for decades.
- Her farseeing leadership helped the community prepare for economic changes.
- As an adjective describing long-distance vision (less common):
- The farseeing gaze of the eagle scanned the valley below for movement.
- From the mountaintop, only those with the most farseeing eyes could make out the distant village.
Advanced Usage
- "Farseeing wisdom/policy/vision": These collocations emphasize the quality of planning and judgment for the long term.
- The treaty was a product of farseeing diplomacy.
Variants and Related Words
- Farsighted (adj): This is a more common synonym with identical meanings (prudent planning and long-distance vision).
- Foresighted (adj): Specifically relates to the ability to anticipate the future.
- Prescient (adj): Having knowledge of events before they happen; prophetic.
- Provident (adj): Making careful preparation for the future; thrifty.
Synonyms
- Foresighted
- Forward-looking
- Longsighted (chiefly British English for the planning sense)
- Prescient
- Prospicient
Antonyms
- Shortsighted
- Myopic (for both the planning and literal vision senses)
- Improvident
- Unforeseeing
Adjective
- planning prudently for the future
- large goals that required farsighted policies
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues
- capable of seeing to a great distance