far-seeing
adjective
Having shrewd judgement and an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities: when working out your budget, be as precise and far-seeing as possible...
- It took wise and far-seeing leaders to discern that major events were in the offing, requiring novel thinking.
- For example, do we take it for granted that those in power are far more intelligent and far-seeing than we are?
- He has something else in mind: ‘No one ever discusses the public, except to say how brilliant, wise, and far-seeing they are,’ he says.
