PRESCIENCE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

prescience

noun

ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s

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as in foresight

the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes

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as in providence

concern or preparation for the future parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby

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Recent Examples of prescience Elsewhere, though, there are sentences of striking lucidity and prescience. —The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024 The diversion of chess is a masterclass in technique, prescience and adaptability—qualities that are essential for victory in business. —Boris Kreiman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 What Houellebecq does get credit for is prescience. —Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 Unusual prescience on her part or an authorial intrusion from the vantage of our less orderly world? —Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for prescience

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Progressive leagues and teams that have invested in women’s sports are also seeing their foresight rewarded.

— Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Burt had the foresight to recognize the changing consumer, and to see that luxury would work on e-commerce.

— David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025