Definition

Adjective: 1. Having or showing foresight; planning prudently for the future: The quality of anticipating future needs, possibilities, or problems and making plans accordingly. It implies wisdom and careful consideration of long-term consequences. 2. Characterized by looking ahead and preparing: Actions, policies, or decisions that are made with a view to their future impact rather than just immediate results.

Usage

The adjective "foresighted" is used to describe people, their actions, decisions, or policies. It is a formal term that conveys a strong sense of wisdom and strategic planning.

Examples

• The company's foresighted investment in renewable energy saved it millions when fossil fuel prices soared.
• Only a foresighted leader could have anticipated the challenges of rapid urbanization and planned the city's infrastructure accordingly.
• Her foresighted decision to save money early in her career allowed her to retire comfortably.

Advanced Usage

• "To be foresighted in one's planning": To incorporate long-term vision into the planning process.
  • The architect was foresighted in his planning, designing buildings that could be easily adapted for future technologies.
• "A foresighted approach to...": A method or strategy that considers future implications.
  • The government adopted a foresighted approach to environmental conservation.

Variants and Related Words

• Foresight (n): The ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.
  • He had the foresight to buy property before prices increased.
• Foresightedly (adv): In a foresighted manner.
  • The committee acted foresightedly to avert a crisis.
• Farsighted (adj): Often used interchangeably with "foresighted," especially in American English, meaning having foresight. (Note: In a medical context, "farsighted" refers to hyperopia, a condition of the eye.)

Synonyms

• Prudent: Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
• Provident: Making or indicative of timely preparation for the future.
• Forward-looking: Planning for or anticipating the future; progressive.
• Discerning: Having or showing good judgment, especially in understanding future implications.

Antonyms

• Shortsighted: Lacking foresight or long-term planning.
• Improvident: Not having or showing foresight; wasteful.
• Myopic: Lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.

Adjective

1. planning prudently for the future
   • large goals that required farsighted policies
   • took a long view of the geopolitical issues