EN

Synonyms for foresee

18 synonyms
2 antonyms
2 meanings

verb

Most common

anticipate predict expect foretell foreknow previse

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Anticipate

anticipate, predict, expect, foretell, forestall, forecast, project, counter, forebode, forescent, presage, augur, prognosticate

2. Foreknow

foreknow, previse

Other

think, envision, divine

Antonyms

aftersee, reminisce

All antonyms of foresee →

Definitions

v. 1
To perceive (a situation or event) in advance.
v. 2
To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.

Related words

Word family: foreseeability foreseeable
Other spellings: forsee

Forms

Past participle: foreseen
e.g. foreseen → anticipated, predicted, expected, forestalled…

Example sentences

expect You can't expect me to always think of everything!
predict Tom actually believed he could predict the future.
anticipate I didn't anticipate that there would be a problem.
foretell It's completely impossible to foretell his reaction.
envision How do you envision using your medical education?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
foresee		falling
expect		steady
predict		steady
anticipate		steady
foretell		steady
envision		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: think¹, augur²
6 letters: expect², divine²
7 letters: project², counter², predict², presage², previse
8 letters: forecast², envision³, foretell², forebode², foreknow
9 letters: forestall², forescent
10 letters: anticipate⁴
13 letters: prognosticate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (augur² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: prévoir
Español: prever
Deutsch: vorhersehen
Català: conjecturar