adjective
prescient
PRESH-unt/ˈpreʃnt/
Knowing or showing knowledge of events before they happen.
Her prescient warning helps us prepare before the storm arrives.
Etymology
“Before” plus “know” expresses knowing in advance: a prescient person knows about events before they occur.
In context
he's really been extraordinarily prescient in in um Imagining the future
More examples
- His prescient investment in solar power paid off years later.
- The novel seems prescient in its depiction of constant surveillance.
- She was prescient about the risks of relying on one supplier.
Forms
prescient
prescience noun — Knowledge of events before they happen.
presciently adverb — In a way that shows foreknowledge.
Similar words
- prophetic
- Often suggests inspired prediction rather than reasoned advance insight.
- foresighted
- Emphasizes planning for future needs rather than knowing future events.