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forward-looking

forward-looking

8 4.6
Thinking about the future and planning new ideas
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔrwərdˈlʊkɪŋ/
translation icon : visionaria
  • Taken together, the four chapters provide enlightened and forward-looking policy guidelines for different Arab countries.
  • forward-looking policy
  • forward-looking state

The first is a forward-looking justification.

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Examples

  • The discussion will also be forward-looking, including predictions for what's next in mobility.

    Blog text (20)
  • The survey aims to capture both current and forward-looking home builders' views of the market.

    Academic text (2016)
  • With that said, one of the most forward-looking things about it to me was actually the seat design.

  • We invite your comments below to help us shape ourselves into a forward-looking organization.

    Blog text (16)
  • We must also lead by example, demonstrating solid and forward-looking practice as we guide.

    Academic text (2006)
  • And with respect to the perpetrator, if we are truly forward-looking, what matters is rehabilitation.

  • Of course, agencies need brave, forward-looking clients to take on adventurous strategies to achieve their marketing solutions.

    Blog text (14)
  • " I've devoted much of my career to delivering forward-looking, innovative TV and broadband services to U.S. consumers.

    Blog text (22)
  • One of the first tests of the Clinton administration's ability to develop a forward-looking foreign policy will be the troubled U.S.-China relationship.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The company's forward-looking strategy focuses on sustainable technologies that will reshape the industry.

Synonyms

innovative
vsforward-looking
165 5.5

Having new ideas or methods to do things better

places more emphasis on future planning and progress than just novelty
advanced
vsforward-looking
71 4.7

Having new, modern ideas or methods that are ahead of others

is centered on planning and aiming for future innovation and progress
forward-leaning
vsforward-looking
1 6.7

Ready to try new ideas and take action first

focuses on thinking ahead and planning for future change

Antonyms

18 4.2

Making decisions without thinking about the future

retrogressive
  • Formal
1 8.3

A change that makes things go back to a worse state

How Forward-Looking

visionary
47 6.3
forward-looking
8 4.6
innovative
165 5.5
progressive
251 4.8
farsighted
3 4.6

Surface Forms

forward-looking positive

Morphology

forward-looking = forward + look (transparent) = forward + look + ing

The meaning combines predictably: 'forward' (ahead/future-oriented) + 'looking' (considering/looking toward) => planning for the future.

Etymology

Forward-looking breaks into forward 'ahead' and look 'to see', so it literally means 'looking ahead'. So, a forward-looking person, plan, or idea thinks about the future and prepares for new possibilities.