Synonyms for forethought
ˈfɔrˌθɔt, ˈfoʊr-fore·thought

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1. forethought

   Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good. Thus, we speak of the pleasures of anticipation. A foretaste may be of good or evil, and is more than imaginary; it is a part actually received in advance. Foresight and forethought prevent future evil and secure future good by timely looking forward, and acting upon what is foreseen. Compare ANTICIPATE.

   Synonyms:
   antepast, anticipation, apprehension, expectancy, expectation, foreboding, forecast, foresight, foretaste, hope, presentiment, prevision

   Antonyms:
   astonishment, consummation, despair, doubt, doubt, dread, enjoyment, fear, realization, surprise, wonder

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1. premeditation, forethoughtnoun

   planning or plotting in advance of acting

   Synonyms:
   care, premeditation, precaution, caution

2. caution, precaution, care, forethoughtnoun

   judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

   "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

   Synonyms:
   circumspection, precaution, aid, tending, upkeep, guard, caveat, caution, cautiousness, concern, premeditation, charge, safeguard, tutelage, guardianship, carefulness, maintenance, attention, care, fear

Matched Categories

1. • Judiciousness
   • Planning

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1. forethoughtnoun

   Synonyms:
   foresight, forecast, anticipation, precaution, prudence, provident regard to the future

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1. forethoughtadjective

   Synonyms:
   aforethought, prepense, deliberate

2. forethoughtnoun

   Synonyms:
   premeditation, prescience, forecast, precaution, prudence, providence

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1. List of paraphrases for "forethought":

   provident, foresight

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How to use forethought in a sentence?

1. Steven Hart:

   The suggestion that' Hey, maybe this was just a temporary absentmindedness because Timothy Grace was involved in a pursuit,' first of all, they're trained, they have forethought. They know they're supposed to engage their cameras and it's up to them to do it. No one else can do it.

2. Octavia E. Butler:

   Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

3. Charles Roberts Buxton:

   In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

4. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

5. Eilidh Jamieson:

   There's been no reassurances, there's been no forethought as to how that would make people feel hearing it in the manner we did.