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foreseeable

/fɔːrˈsiː.ə.bəl/
fore · see · a · ble
Adverb:foreseeably
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foreseeable Lexical Profile

foreseeable Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Capable of being anticipated, predicted, or known in advance through reasonable observation or judgment.

Example

"The company plans to maintain its current remote-work policy for the foreseeable future."

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• Rhymes for foreseeable

• Nearby Words

forequarter
forerunner
foresee
foreseeable
foreseeably
foreseer
foreshadow

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from the verb foresee (from Old English foreseon, combining fore- 'before' and seon 'to see') and the suffix -able.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Foreseeable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/foreseeable
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