'Forethought' definitions:
Definition of 'forethought'
From: WordNet
noun
Planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: premeditation, forethought]
noun
Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: caution, precaution, care, forethought]
Definition of 'Forethought'
From: GCIDE
- Forethought \Fore"thought`\, a. Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Forethought'
From: GCIDE
- Forethought \Fore"thought`\, n. A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care. [1913 Webster]
- A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forethought'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aforethought,
- anticipation,
- approach,
- arrangement,
- attack,
- attention,
- blueprint,
- blueprinting,
- calculatedness,
- calculation,
- canniness,
- care,
- carefulness,
- caution,
- charting,
- circumspection,
- circumspectness,
- conception,
- concern,
- consideration,
- contrivance,
- deliberateness,
- deliberation,
- design,
- device,
- discreetness,
- discretion,
- disposition,
- enterprise,
- envisagement,
- express intention,
- expressness,
- figuring,
- forearming,
- forehandedness,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- forethoughtfulness,
- game,
- graphing,
- ground plan,
- guidelines,
- gumption,
- heed,
- heedfulness,
- idea,
- insurance,
- intention,
- intentionality,
- judgment,
- layout,
- lineup,
- long-range plan,
- loving care,
- mapping,
- master plan,
- measures,
- method,
- methodology,
- mindfulness,
- operations research,
- organization,
- plan,
- planning,
- planning function,
- plotting,
- prearrangement,
- precaution,
- precautions,
- precautiousness,
- preconsideration,
- predeliberation,
- predetermination,
- premeditation,
- preparedness,
- preresolution,
- preventive measure,
- procedure,
- program,
- program of action,
- protection,
- providence,
- provision,
- rationalization,
- regard,
- regardfulness,
- safeguard,
- schedule,
- schema,
- schematism,
- schematization,
- scheme,
- scheme of arrangement,
- sense,
- setup,
- solicitude,
- steps,
- steps and measures,
- strategic plan,
- strategy,
- system,
- systematization,
- tactical plan,
- tactics,
- tender loving care,
- the big picture,
- the picture,
- thoughtfulness,
- TLC,
- way,
- working plan