longheaded
Thinking far ahead
Longheaded means shrewd or farsighted—having good judgment about future consequences.
A longheaded investor anticipates market shifts before others see them.
It was a longheaded decision to buy property before the boom.
The word is somewhat old-fashioned.
Separately, longheaded can describe a skull that is elongated rather than round.
Anticipating future needs
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- sagaciousHaving acute mental discernment
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- judiciousHaving sound assessment skills
calculating · strategic · canny · perspicacious · visionary · prescient · forward-thinking · provident
Intensely bright or gifted
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- smartMentally quick, or fashionable
- brainyPossessing high intellect
- quick-wittedFast at thinking
sharp-witted · bright · gifted · intellectual · cerebral · knowledgeable · erudite · learned
Head's bone casing
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- narrowOf small width
- oblongElongated in one direction
- cephalicOf the head
phrenology · cranium · brachycephalic · anthropometry · craniometry
farsighted
Anticipating future needs
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- sagaciousHaving acute mental discernment
- prudentExercising sound judgment
judicious · calculating · strategic · canny · perspicacious · visionary · prescient · forward-thinking · provident · circumspect
brilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
quick-witted · sharp-witted · bright · gifted · intellectual · cerebral · knowledgeable · erudite · learned · sagacious
skull
Head's bone casing
cephalic · phrenology · cranium · brachycephalic · anthropometry · craniometry