prescience

noun
UK: /ˈpresɪəns/
US: /ˈpresiəns/

  1. The ability to know or predict what will happen in the future.

    1. He had the prescience to sell his stocks before the market crashed.
    2. Her prescience about the company's future helped them avoid many pitfalls.

Synonyms

prophecy clairvoyance prediction intuition foresight

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "prescience" is /ˈpresɪəns/ in British English and /ˈpresiəns/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "prescience": prophecy, clairvoyance, prediction, intuition, foresight.

Example usage of "prescience": "He had the prescience to sell his stocks before the market crashed.". More examples on the page.