farsighted
Americanadjective
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seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
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seeing to a great distance.
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wise, as in foreseeing future developments.
a farsighted statesman.
- Synonyms:
- perspicacious, prudent, discerning, prescient, farseeing, foresighted
Other Word Forms
- farsightedly adverb
- farsightedness noun
Etymology
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Tesla’s stock has long been buoyed by Musk’s reputation as a farsighted entrepreneur — based in part on his enticing visions of Tesla’s prospects.
From Los Angeles Times
They created the Garden School Foundation to support the project, which school and foundation officials believe was a farsighted decision.
From Los Angeles Times
Elon: After enjoying years of lionization as a brilliant, farsighted entrepreneur and savior of the human race, Musk found reality catching up with and outpacing the myth.
From Los Angeles Times
Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released parts of the letter, praising Israel’s recognition and its decision to consider opening a consulate in the Western Saharan city of Dakhla as “both just and farsighted.”
From New York Times
President Lincoln, a-slog in the Civil War in the summer of 1862, was still farsighted enough to sign the Pacific Railway Act for building the transcontinental railway.
From Los Angeles Times
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