forward-looking

ˈfɔrwərd ˈlʊkɪŋ

Definition

Definition of forward-looking - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

innovationahead of the times in thinking or style

His forward-looking designs set new trends.

advanced

innovative

progressive

planninghaving an interest in future planning

The company is known for its forward-looking strategies.

futuristic

progressive

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Origin of forward-looking

English, forward (ahead) + looking (observing)

Terms with forward-looking included in their meaning

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anticipating

adj.

eager wait

looking forward to something

futurist

adj.

forward-looking

anticipating future trends or developments

ex-ante evaluation

planning

forward-looking assessment of future effects of initiatives

expectingness

future event

feeling of looking forward to something you want

FLIR

abbr.

abr: forward-looking infrared

infrared camera system for seeing heat

prospectiveness

anticipation

quality of being forward-looking or anticipatory

yum-yum

intj.

anticipation of food

used when looking forward to eating something tasty

Examples of forward-looking in a sentence

Their forward-looking approach embraced new technologies.
Her forward-looking approach helped the team innovate.
They invested in forward-looking technologies to stay competitive.

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French:avant-gardiste, prévoyant, ...
German:zukunftsorientiert, vorausschauend, ...
Italian:innovativo, lungimirante, ...
Spanish:visionario, progresista, ...
Portuguese:visionário, ...
Chinese:前瞻性的, 未来导向的, ...
Japanese:先進的な, 先見的な, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَشْرِف لِلْمُسْتَقْبَل, طَمُوح, ...
Hebrew:חֲזוֹנִי, צוֹפֶה פְּנֵי עָתִיד, ...
Russian:перспективный, дальновидный, ...
Ukrainian:прогресивний, перспективний, ...
Hindi:दूरदर्शी, भविष्यदर्शी, ...
Bengali:অগ্রদৃষ্টিসম্পন্ন, ভবিষ্যৎমুখী, ...
Catalan:innovador, previsor, ...
Czech:pokrokový, prozíravý, ...
Danish:fremadskuende, ...
Dutch:vooruitstrevend, toekomstgericht, ...
Greek:πρωτοποριακός, μελλοντοστραφής, ...
Hungarian:előremutató, előrelátó, ...
Khmer:ឈានមុខសម័យ, មានទស្សនវិស័យវែងឆ្ងាយ, ...
Korean:혁신적인, 진취적인, ...
Persian:آینده‌نگر, دوراندیش, ...
Polish:przyszłościowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):inovador, futurista, ...
Romanian:vizionar, orientat spre viitor, ...
Swedish:framåtblickande, framtidsinriktad, ...
Thai:ก้าวล้ำ, มองการณ์ไกล, ...
Turkish:ilerici, ileriye dönük, ...
Vietnamese:tiên phong, có tầm nhìn xa, ...

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