Foresight
Foresight noun - The special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur.
Wit
Wit noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.
Usage example: he doesn't even have the wit to know when to come in out of the rain
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intuition and foresight
- intuition and wit
- sense and foresight
- sense and wit
- perception and foresight
- perception and wit
- discernment and foresight
- discernment and wit
- judgment and foresight
- judgment and wit
- penetration and foresight
- penetration and wit
- discrimination and foresight
- discrimination and wit
How words are described
| keen | keen foresight | keen wit |
| good | good foresight | good wit |
| genuine | genuine foresight | genuine wit |
| actual | actual foresight | actual wit |
| Other adjectives: great, remarkable, incredible. | ||
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