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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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

What nobody foresaw was the solution working so quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The average analyst estimate calculated by FactSet foresaw a loss of 7 cents per share.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

The investor who foresaw the collapse of Enron, he has one of the most sensitive noses for financial chicanery — and the ebbs and flows of investor credulence — in the business.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

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

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan