FORETHOUGHTFULNESS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

forethoughtfulness

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as in gray matter

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The researchers found that London taxi drivers had measurably more gray matter in the posterior hippocampus, a brain area tied to storing large-scale spatial maps.

— Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Research shows that drops in hormones actually shrink the volume of gray matter in a woman’s hippocampus and frontal and temporal cortices, which are key for memory and executive function.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026

Definition of gray matter

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But one city is run by people who have common sense and the other one isn't, so there's that.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
All in all, the stunt perfectly captures the current state of the attention economy, in which common sense is commonly traded for viral clips.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of common sense

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When she inevitably gets bogged down in self-judgment, her partner, Wai, is able to offer perspective, both as boyfriend and personal trainer.

— Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Much of its aid has come in unsigned rulings on the emergency docket—ostensibly temporary and non-precedent-setting judgments that nevertheless carry serious consequences.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of judgment

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Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024

Definition of horse sense

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Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of farsightedness

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