Word Meanings - FORESIGHT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. (more info) 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton. 2. Action
Additional info about word: FORESIGHT
Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. (more info) 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton. 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FORESIGHT)
- Anticipation
- Prevention
- expectation
- forestallment
- awaiting
- preoccupation
- preconception
- foresight
- forethought
- foretaste
- prelibation
- preclusion
- pregustation
- antepast
- forecast
- provision
- Care
- Attention
- pains
- anxiety
- concern
- trouble
- circumspection
- regard
- solicitude
- caution
- prevention
- custody
- preservation
- thrift
- heed
- wariness
- economy
- prudence
- Precognition
- Foresight
- foreknowledge
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of FORESIGHT)
- Miss
- overlook
- disregard
- despise
- dislike
- contemn
- hate
- loathe
- misconsider
- misconceive
- misestimate
- misjudge
- Compose
- calm
- allay
- appease
- please
- soothe
- delight
- gratify
- recreate
- entertain
- relieve
- refresh
Related words: (words related to FORESIGHT)
- CAUTIONARY BLOCK
A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like. - DISREGARDFULLY
Negligently; heedlessly. - DELIGHTING
Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor. - MISJUDGE
To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue. - TROUBLER
One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller. - THRIFTINESS
The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift. - DELIGHTLESS
Void of delight. Thomson. - DISLIKE
1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish. Every nation dislikes an impost. Johnson. 2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." Marston. "It dislikes me." Shak. - SOLICITUDE
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety. The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their solicitude and outward shows. Sir W. Raleigh. The mother looked at her with fond solicitude. - THRIFTILY
1. In a thrifty manner. 2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret . Chaucer. - FORETHOUGHT
Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon. - COMPOSE
To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all - CONTEMNER
One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of the gods." South. - PROVISIONARY
Provisional. Burke. - PROVISIONAL
Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty. - COMPOSER
1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His most brilliant and - PLEASER
One who pleases or gratifies. - ENTERTAINER
One who entertains. - EXPECTATION
The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure. Expectation of life, the mean or average duration of the life individuals after any specified age. Syn. -- Anticipation; confidence; trust. (more info) 1. The act - TROUBLESOME
Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome. This troublesome world. Book of Common Prayer. These troublesome disguises that we wear. Milton. My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope. Syn. -- Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; - UNPRUDENCE
Imprudence. - UNTHRIFTY
Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser. - UNEXPECTATION
Absence of expectation; want of foresight. Bp. Hall. - OVERTROUBLED
Excessively troubled. - UNCONCERNMENT
The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South. - AFTERPAINS
The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth. - WASTETHRIFT
A spendthrift. - SPENDTHRIFT
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis. - DECOMPOSE
To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay. - PRECAUTION
praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae before + cavere be on 1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. They treasured up their supposed discoveries - OVERPLEASE
To please excessively.