Definitions

foreseeable

[fawr-see-uh-buhl] / fɔrˈsi ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

calculable

Synonyms

WEAK

accountable ascertainable computable countable discoverable estimable measurable predictable reckonable

Antonyms

WEAK

incalculable inestimable uncomputable

ADJECTIVE

expected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

likely predicted proposed scheduled

STRONG

awaited coming contemplated envisioned foreseen foretold prophesied

WEAK

counted upon due hoped-for looked-for planned for predictable prepared for

ADJECTIVE

predictable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

certain

WEAK

anticipated calculable expected foreseen likely prepared sure surefire

Antonyms

WEAK

improbable unexpected unforeseen unpredictable

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Says the report: "Foreseeable new offensive weapons such as ICBMs�sudden in action, massively destructive, difficult to destroy either before launching or in flight�will greatly aggravate the problems of strategic defense and enormously increase its costs."

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"That kid is my hero," says Charles Slepian, head of the Foreseeable Risk Analysis Center.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eagle Shirtmakers' color-naming contest of five years ago�in which the winning entries included Foreseeable Fuchsia, God's Little Ochre and Hot Chestnut�was revived this spring by Young & Rubicam for Ford's Maverick.

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