farseeing
- adjective
- /ˈfɑːrˌsiːɪŋ/
:
previsor
- In her farseeing approach, she carefully planned the project to ensure its success in the future.
Examples
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(n18) Philip Yorke described Jekyll as "one of the most sagacious and farseeing statesmen" of his time.
Academic text (2007) -
The "fatal flaw" is simply that, "the progenitors of such plans regarded themselves as far smarter and farseeing than they really were and, at the same time, regarded their subjects as far more stupid and incompetent than they really were" (Scott 1998:343).
Academic text (2003) -
The farseeing investor made decisions that benefited the company for years to come.
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His farseeing vision for the community involved sustainable practices that would last generations.
Synonyms
3
4.6
Able to plan well for the future
1
6.5
To plan ahead to meet future needs and avoid problems
Able to think ahead and plan for the future
To plan carefully for the future
Able to think about and plan for the future
Careful when planning ahead to avoid problems
Antonyms
How Farsighted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember farseeing for planning is to break it into far ('a long distance') and seeing ('to look'), so think of it as 'seeing far ahead' — like the word foresight — and that is why it means having long-term vision or the ability to plan for the future.