FORESEEN Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

foreseen 1 of 2

adjective

as in anticipated

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verb

past participle of foresee

as in predicted

to realize or know about beforehand a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen

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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 There's the long foreseen Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)-versus-Vecna face-off, coupled with a dramatic Godzilla-sized ensemble fight. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026 Trump’s actions, those foreseen and those unforeseen, are creating immense opportunities for change. — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025

Verb

Quarter-sized hail (1 inch) is foreseen with the incoming storm. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 Its drafters could not have foreseen today’s challenges of combatting cybercrime. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Who could have foreseen that the prominent vaccine skeptic would undermine federal vaccination policy? — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 No one could’ve foreseen the unobtrusively great career that Muncy has carved out for himself, specifically over the past nine seasons in Los Angeles since getting called up in 2018. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 To be fair, a number of the calamities should have been foreseen, probably. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 The killing was not foreseen by Xavier’s relatives and its motivation was nebulous, lead prosecutor Ashlea Deener suggested in the state’s closing argument. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 But although few, then, could possibly have foreseen the cataclysm of the twentieth-century wars, the hatred was already there in the anti-semitism of old France, in the divisions over Dreyfus. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 On this occasion, here came a controversy few could have foreseen. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreseen

Adjective

One of Pittsburgh's most anticipated events is coming back on Labor Day weekend.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated).

— Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of anticipated

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

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