foresightful

8.1

Able to think about and plan for the future

adjective
/ˈfɔːrsaɪtfl/

: previsor

Her foresightful decision to invest in renewable energy has paid off as resources become scarce.

Examples

With the Reformation broils to think about, the princes of the church had no pressing reason to study the Guelfs and Ghibellines; only the most foresightful could anticipate that a new and more powerful wave of Ghibelline politics was gathering to break over the ecclesia.

Academic text (1991)
He is foresightful and responsible with instructors.

Academic text (1990)
It was foresightful when it came, and it has worked.

Academic text (2000)
The foresightful CEO successfully planned for the company's needs in the coming years.
Being foresightful, he saved a portion of his income for emergencies and future investments.

Synonyms

prudent

vsforesightful

94 6.2

Being careful and thinking ahead when you make decisions

is about anticipating and planning future needs more than general wise caution

prescient

vsforesightful

Formal

16 8.9

Knowing about things before they happen

focuses on anticipating and planning for needs rather than mere prediction

farsighted

vsforesightful

3 4.6

Able to plan well for the future

is about anticipating and planning generally, not only long term planning

foresighted

vsforesightful

1 6.5

To plan ahead to meet future needs and avoid problems

is broader, focusing on anticipating and planning without stressing prudence

prospicient

vsforesightful

Archaic

9.9

To plan carefully for the future

stresses anticipating specific future needs as practical planning

longsighted

vsforesightful

6.7

Able to think ahead and plan for the future

focuses on practical anticipation of needs rather than general cautiousness

farseeing

vsforesightful

7.5

Able to plan ahead to avoid future problems

is similar but applies to general future needs without long term emphasis

forethoughtful

vsforesightful

Archaic

8.0

Careful when planning ahead to avoid problems

is about anticipating and planning but not only careful consideration

planful

vsforesightful

6.5

Organized and ready because you think about steps beforehand

emphasizes planning and organization rather than specifically predicting future events

forehanded

vsforesightful

Archaic

9.1

Prepared for the future by planning or saving

focuses on the ongoing ability to anticipate and plan rather than past provisions

Antonyms

shortsighted

17 5.2

Not thinking about the future or the later results of actions

How Foresighted

prescient

Formal

16 8.9

farsighted

3 4.6

foresightful

8.1

prudent

94 6.2

Surface Forms

foresightful positive

Morphology

foresightful = foresight (transparent) = foresight + ful

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'foresight' with '-ful', meaning 'full of or characterized by foresight'.

Etymology

Foresightful comes from fore- meaning 'before' and sight meaning 'seeing', just like in foresee. So a foresightful person can 'see ahead' and plan for future needs.