" prescient "

1: having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future;

  * e.g., " ... prescient environmentalists and politicians who long ago made sure that these beautiful areas would forever be spared from development "

•  Synonyms : 

•  farseeing,

•  farsighted,

•  forehanded,

•  foreseeing,

•  foresighted,

•  forethoughtful,

•  forward,

•  forward-looking,

•  proactive,

•  provident,

•  visionary

•  Antonyms : 

•  half-baked,

•  half-cocked,

•  improvident,

•  myopic,

•  shortsighted

1: the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur;

  * e.g., " ... most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  foreknowledge,

•  foresight

•  Antonyms : 

•  improvidence,

•  myopia,

•  shortsightedness

2: concern or preparation for the future;

  * e.g., " ... parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby "

•  Synonyms : 

•  farsightedness,

•  foresight,

•  foresightedness,

•  forethought,

•  providence,

•  vision

•  Antonyms : 

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