Foresee

/fɔɹˈsi/

Synonyms for "foresee" (138 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Verb(7 words)

anticipate predict anticipated anticipates augured awaits counter

anticipate apprehend approach augur await bargainbe destinedbe fatedbe imminentbe to bebe to comecast a horoscopecast a nativitycomecome oncontemplate descry discern divine

Noun(2 words)

anticipating bargains

Strong matches (41)

Verb(13 words)

divined envisage envisaged envisages envision envisioned envisions expects forecast forecasted foreknow foresaw forestall

Noun(6 words)

divines divining envisaging expecting forecasts foreseeing

dopedope outdowse for waterdraw neardraw ondread envisage envision espy expect face fear forebode forecast foreglimpse foreknow forerun forestall foretaste foretell

Adjective(2 words)

expected foreseen

Related words (69)

fortune tellfortune-tellget ahead ofgo beforego off half cockedgo off half-cockedguess hariolatehave in mindhopejump the gunlie aheadlook aheadlook beyondlook forlook forward toloommake a predictionmake a prognosismake a prophecy

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near perceive picture plan plot predict prefigure presage presume prevision prognosticate project prophesyread palmsread tea leavesread the futureseesee aheadsee beforehandsoothsay speculatetake for grantedtelltell fortunestell the futurethink threaten vaticinate visualizewin the start

Noun(10 words)

forward lookingpeer forwardperfect predictorplan aheadplanning process templatespredicting prognosticatingproject resultsprophecies visions

Verb(9 words)

intuited mitigate plan prejudges prepare previse scry think visioned

Related word relations

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More general

14 entries

actcognitive processconceive ofenvisage ideate imagine move planning prediction realise realizerisk assessmentsee understand

More specific

4 entries

estimate prognosticaterisk forecastingscenario planning

Collocations

5 entries

foresee a riskforesee future trendsforesee potential problemsforesee the outcomeforeseeable consequences

Inflections

4 entries

foresaw foreseeing foreseen foresees

Derivations

3 entries

foreseeability foreseeable foreseeably

Sample sentences

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The aim of science is, as has often been said, to foresee, not to understand.

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Nobody can foresee what'll happen.

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I didn't foresee this turn of events.

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Nobody can foresee when the war will end.

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