far-seeing
Thinking ahead wisely
Far-seeing means able to anticipate future developments or consequences.
A far-seeing leader plans beyond immediate concerns: Her far-seeing investment in renewable energy paid off decades later.
The word suggests wisdom and foresight rather than literal visual range.
Interchangeable with farsighted in this figurative sense.
Tomorrow trends scholar
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
utopian · revolutionary · forward-thinking · imaginative · inventive · idealist · creative · bold
Having penetrating discernment
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- perspicaciousHaving keen mental perception
sagacious · keen-eyed · observant · penetrating · acute · sharp · wise · judicious
One who perceives beyond senses
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
soothsayer · augury · foretelling · sibyl · prognostication · presage · omen · harbinger
Lasting extended period
- planningArranging for future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
deliberate · prudent · tactical · prepared · proactive · contingency · forethought · governance
futurist
Tomorrow trends scholar
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
dreamer · utopian · revolutionary · forward-thinking · imaginative · inventive · idealist · creative · bold · transformative
insightful
Having penetrating discernment
- discerningHaving keen judgment
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
perspicacious · sagacious · keen-eyed · observant · penetrating · acute · sharp · wise · judicious · analytical
clairvoyant
One who perceives beyond senses
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- prophecyForetelling of future events
precognition · soothsayer · augury · foretelling · sibyl · prognostication · presage · omen · harbinger · portent
long-term
Lasting extended period
- planningArranging for future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- anticipationState of awaiting something
calculated · deliberate · prudent · tactical · prepared · proactive · contingency · forethought · governance · statesmanship
far-seeingshortsighted
Unable to see ahead
short-sighted · myopic · nearsighted · short-term · near-sighted
far-seeingimprovident
Lacking foresight, especially financially
imprudent · shortsighted · unwise · thoughtless · heedless
far, see, seeing, sees, seen, seer, seers, farsighted, farsightedness