forward-lookingadjective
uk/ˈfɔː.wədˌlʊk.ɪŋ/us/ˈfɔːr.wɚdˌlʊk.ɪŋ/Someone who is forward-looking always plans for the future.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wise and sensible
- an old/a wise head on young shoulders idiom
- be a victory for common sense idiom
- canny
- discerning
- discriminating
- far-sighted
- gnomic
- legitimacy
- no flies on sb idiom
- no-nonsense
- out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings) idiom
- perspective
- perspicacious
- right-minded
- sagacious
- sage
- savoir-faire
- sensible
- wise
- wisely
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Examples from literature
- Cartwright, happily, is one of the forward-looking Institutes, and stunt night, crowded with most excellent fooling, produced two or three creditable and thought-provoking performances.
- I summon all honest men, all patriotic, all forward-looking men to my side.
- The Revolution office became the rallying point for a forward-looking group of women, many of whom contributed to the hard-hitting liberal sheet.
- The preservation of ancient beauty is very important, but no vigorous forward-looking man is content to be a mere curator.