Synonyms for foresee
fɔrˈsi, foʊr-fore·see

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1. foresee

   Synonyms:
   predict, anticipate, foretell, forecast, foreknow, forebode, divine

   Antonyms:
   reflect, remember, recollect, recurl

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1. anticipate, previse, foreknow, foreseeverb

   realize beforehand

   Synonyms:
   predict, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, forewarn, forestall, envision, call, prognosticate, look to, anticipate, foretell, forebode, expect, promise

2. envision, foreseeverb

   picture to oneself; imagine possible

   "I cannot envision him as President"

   Synonyms:
   see, visualise, fancy, anticipate, previse, foreknow, figure, counter, image, envision, forestall, project, picture, visualize

3. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counterverb

   act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

   Synonyms:
   predict, counter, foreknow, previse, look for, preclude, forestall, prevent, foreclose, forbid, envision, call, prognosticate, look to, anticipate, foretell, forebode, expect, promise

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1. foreseeverb

   Synonyms:
   foreknow, forecast, forebode, see beforehand, have prescience of, be prescient of

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1. List of paraphrases for "foresee":

   predict, anticipate, envisage, forecast

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1. Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando:

   We understand and commiserate with our community and visitors about the prolonged closure, but we can not provide safe access to the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii section of the park as long as these very unpredictable dangers threaten the safety of park staff and visitors, unlike lava, which you can see coming and avoid, we can not see or predict earthquakes, nor can we foresee a summit explosion, but both threats continue. HAWAII'S KIM VOWS TO REBUILD FROM VOLCANO WITH HELP OF FEMA, AS SCIENTISTS SAY THE WORST IS YET TO COME Damage to Jaggar Museum overlook following 5.5 magnitude earthquake on June 3, 2018. ( NPS Photo) The summit area in particular has been also struck by several earthquakes that have damaged at least three park buildings, fractured park roads, and snapped water lines, according to the National Park Service. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattled the summit area at 3:50 p.m. on June 3, cracking the overlook deck at Jaggar Museum. Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii RANKED AMONG TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS IN US A large plume of ash after an earthquake near the summit of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii volcano on May 25, 2018. ( NPS Photo) Over the weekend, the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported more than 500 earthquakes in a 24-hour period – the most ever measured by HVO scientists.

2. Curtis Hurst:

   I don't foresee anybody making the decision to close.

3. Robert Harcourt:

   I would foresee that there's going to be greater movement, an increase in geographic range, in a lot of these species, that's because the dynamics of climate change mean their suitable habitat in terms of water temperature and prey distribution is changing as well. And these animals are large, far-ranging apex predators.

4. Avril Haines:

   We do not foresee the Russian military recovering enough this year to make major territorial gains, but Putin most likely calculates the time works in his favor, and that prolonging the war, including with potential pauses in the fighting, may be his best remaining pathway to eventually securing Russia’s strategic interests in Ukraine, even if it takes years.

5. Cesare Pavese:

   Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.