FOREHANDEDNESS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

forehandedness

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Definition of forehandedness

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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, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of foresightedness

Noun

Your gray matter performs astonishing feats of information processing using little more than the equivalent of a relatively shiny light globe.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
Studies have shown greater gray matter density or stronger white matter integrity in bilingual people, compared with people who speak one language.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gray matter

Noun

Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of farsightedness

Noun

The United States’ network of defense pacts is poised to get stronger as its allies get stronger, but only if rebalancing occurs with consent, foresight, and respectful treatment of partners.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of foresight

Noun

The two are jointly responsible for the judgment, meaning the same losses cannot be collected twice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The enterprises that lead in the agentic era will be those that design the clearest relationship between human judgment and machine execution—and earn the trust to scale it.

— Jo Debecker, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of judgment

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This is reorienting representation in Arkansas based on common sense, based on compassion and based on showing up.

— Stephen Fowler, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
So here is a common sense approach the NFL should adapt to avoid these public relations black eyes – because the league gets a lot of coverage over national anthem performances that go awry.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of common sense

Noun

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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