🔄 Synonyms of "Improvident"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shortnoun | Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. |
| prodigalnoun | Wastefully extravagant. |
| imprudent | Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions. |
| shortsighted | Alternative spelling of short-sighted. [Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.] |
| ill-judged | Badly judged, unwise, rash. |
| ill-considered | Poorly considered. |
| unforethoughtful | Not forethoughtful. |
| unforesightful | lacking foresight or scope |
| thriftless | Wastefully reckless in the use of money or resources. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Improvident"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| provident | Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Improvident"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| imprudent | Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions. |
| ill-judged | Badly judged, unwise, rash. |
| ill-considered | Poorly considered. |
| unforethoughtful | Not forethoughtful. |
| thriftless | Wastefully reckless in the use of money or resources. |
| shortsighted | Alternative spelling of short-sighted. [Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.] |
| prodigal | Wastefully extravagant. |
| short | Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically. |
| unforesightful | lacking foresight or scope |
| unprovident | (obsolete) lacking caution; lacking foresight; improvident |
| unresponsible | (now nonstandard) irresponsible |
| antiprudential | Lacking or opposing prudence; imprudent. |
| unproviding | Failing to provide; not giving. |
| unprudent | Obsolete form of imprudent. [Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.] |
| underreserved | (finance) Having an inadequate reserve. |
| unchary | Not chary; lacking caution; reckless. |
| unadvisable | Inadvisable. |
| incircumspect | Not circumspect; careless, reckless. |
| unforeseeing | Not foreseeing; without foresight. |
| uncalculated | Not calculated; lacking forethought. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Improvident"
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