foresaw

VERB

anticipate, predict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discern envisage expect forecast foretell perceive presage understand

STRONG

apprehend divine espy forebode foreknow previse prognosticate prophesy see visualize

WEAK

call the turn crystal ball it dope out forefeel have a hunch preknow prevision psych out see it coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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foresaw

At the start of the season nobody foresaw much, if any, of this.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Has the office served its purpose, or has it lingered one bureaucracy layered on top of a bunch of other bureaucracies, as some critics foresaw?

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

He foresaw the current predicament long before most others did, and he had the courage to confront it long before it was politically convenient to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

‘They arrived just as you foresaw, Enceladus! Well done!’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan