foresighted
/'fɔ:saitid/
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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
- planning prudently for the future
- large goals that required farsighted policies
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues