FOREHANDEDNESS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

forehandedness

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Definition of forehandedness

as in street smarts

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Noun

All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.

— Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.

— Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of foresightedness

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And other researchers have observed temporary reductions in gray matter volume and shifts in neural connectivity during the menopause transition — followed in many cases by stabilization afterward.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
The researchers measured the participants’ vitamin C levels using blood samples and performed MRI scans to calculate the volume of gray matter and white matter in their brains.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of gray matter

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Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Indeed, estimates vary depending on age and how hyperopia is measured, but the National Eye Institute reports that farsightedness affects roughly 5% to 10% of Americans today.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of farsightedness

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His interdisciplinary foresight inspired one of the most popular museums in the United States, the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Roosevelt had the incredible foresight to look 100 years into the future.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of foresight

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The true task for investors and boards is not to blindly ban dual-class shares or to cheerlead for them, but to develop the judgment to discern the characteristics of the companies that outperform versus those that do not.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Another way to say this is that, in place of the extensive self-announcements Plato allows his characters, Rochester substitutes his own summary judgements, his sarcastic imitations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of judgment

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Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024

Definition of horse sense

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