foreseeable

adjective

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as in inevitable

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Recent Examples of foreseeable The Bearcats could stay in Texas’ largest classification for quite some time, barring any significant enrollment cutoff changes; Aledo ISD doesn’t expect to develop a second high school for the foreseeable future. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 The rollout of robotics will likely go through industrial environments for the foreseeable future. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But don’t worry, folks, KCK will still have someone serving up Chicago-style dogs and other legendary bites for the foreseeable future. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 While the crash site won’t be cleared for the foreseeable future, better understanding the nature of such an impact can help NASA and other organizations better prepare for naturally occurring dangers like asteroids. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreseeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreseeable
  1. inevitable
  2. foreseen
  3. predictable
  4. expected
  5. fixed
  6. predetermined
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  • The departure of Cooper, co-founder of the Gen-Z podcast empire Unwell, was seen as inevitable, per numerous sources.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ocean views were inevitable at any position in the room—a reminder of your plot on top of nature’s infinity pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inevitable
Adjective
  • When really, this was the foreseeable and foreseen outcome of putting an AI in place of the human being who is already not there to do a good job.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • To help steer you clear of any paint color problems (whether foreseen or unforeseen), designers share the top paint color pitfalls.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of foreseen
Adjective
  • That shift creates sustained pressure on supply chains rather than a handful of predictable peaks — leaving retailers with less margin for error.
    — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That’s especially as climate change makes natural disasters more extreme and less predictable.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • An expected 30 employees from NYDIG and 250 institutional client relationships will join BitGo, according to a person close to the matter.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And Fins have a secondary so inexperienced the guys might need asbestos uniforms against the expected torching.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of expected
Adjective
  • For clients like Edward White, who is on a fixed income, the service is a critical lifeline.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Importantly, all of these rhythms stack on top of each other and interact, meaning that resilience is never a fixed state but rather more of a dynamic balance between a person’s mental and physical capacities and the demands placed on them.
    — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • Now, academic visa holders will instead be able to stay in the country for a predetermined period of time, generally four years.
    — Abigail Boggs, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The attacker is no longer simply automating a predetermined sequence of steps.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of predetermined

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“Foreseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseeable. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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