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Prescience

Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.

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Broader term 1

Capacity 76% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

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Prescient 74% connected

Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prescient 74% connected

Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Prevision 92% connected

Foresight; foreknowledge; prescience.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Abide verb · 78% connection

To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and commonly with at or in b…

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Accident noun · 78% connection

Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event;…

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Action noun · 78% connection

The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfo…

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Ad- unknown · 78% connection

As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to…

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Advance adjective · 78% connection

Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army;…

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Backsight noun · 78% connection

The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight dir…

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Calendar noun · 78% connection

a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc.); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"

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Com- unknown · 78% connection

A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m…

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Contingently adverb · 78% connection

In a contingent manner; without design or foresight; accidentally.

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Course noun · 78% connection

Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws.

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Depart verb · 78% connection

To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from b…

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Dis- unknown · 78% connection

A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: knowledge, events, before, take, place.
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Experience noun · 78% connection

An act of knowledge, one or more, by which single facts or general truths are ascertained; experimental or inductive knowledge; hence,…

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