foresees
Envisions what's coming
Foresees is the third-person singular of foresee—to see or know something before it happens.
The word implies anticipation based on insight or evidence rather than supernatural vision: No one foresees every obstacle, She foresees trouble if they proceed.
What one foresees may or may not come to pass.
Predicts future conditions
- anticipatesExpects before it happens
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- extrapolatesEstimates beyond known data
prognosticates · foretells · presages · foreshadows · prefigures · portends · augurs · prophesies
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
premonition · prescience · precognition · omen · augury · soothsaying · vision · revelation
Gives advance notice
- alertsWarning notifications
- advisesGives guidance to
- preparesMakes ready beforehand
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
heeds · prevents · averts · circumvents · sidesteps · mitigates · preempts · forestalls
Arranging things in advance
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
strategy · precaution · readiness · scenario · calculation · projection · outlook · prospect
forecasts
Predicts future conditions
- anticipatesExpects before it happens
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
extrapolates · prognosticates · foretells · presages · foreshadows · prefigures · portends · augurs · prophesies · divines
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
clairvoyance · premonition · prescience · precognition · omen · augury · soothsaying · vision · revelation · foretelling
warns
Gives advance notice
guards · heeds · prevents · averts · circumvents · sidesteps · mitigates · preempts · forestalls · braces
preparation
Arranging things in advance
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- forethoughtPlanning before acting
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
provision · strategy · precaution · readiness · scenario · calculation · projection · outlook · prospect · eventuality
foreseeshindsight
Recognition after the fact
recalls · remembers · looks back · recollects · reflects on
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