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Provident
/ˈpɹɒvɪdənt/
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
📖 Definitions of "Provident"
adjective
- 1
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
- 2
Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it.
- 3
Providing (for someone’s needs).
🔄 Synonyms of "Provident"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prudent | Practically wise, judicious, shrewd. |
| careful | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| longnoun | Having much distance in space from one end to the other. |
| thrifty | Showing thrift; economical; frugal. |
| forehanded | (now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent. |
| foresighted | Having foresight; foreseeing; provident. |
| farsighted | Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation. |
| foresightful | Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent |
| forethoughtful | Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary. |
| longsighted | Alternative spelling of long-sighted. [Hyperopic; farsighted] |
| farseeing | Characterized by prudence and foresight |
↔️ Antonyms of "Provident"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| improvident | failing to provide for the future; reckless |
| sea cucumbernoun | An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin. |
| holothuriannoun | Synonym of sea cucumber. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Provident"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prudent | Practically wise, judicious, shrewd. |
| foresightful | Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent |
| forehanded | (now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent. |
| forethoughtful | Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary. |
| foresighted | Having foresight; foreseeing; provident. |
| careful | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| farseeing | Characterized by prudence and foresight |
| longsighted | Alternative spelling of long-sighted. [Hyperopic; farsighted] |
| thrifty | Showing thrift; economical; frugal. |
| longnoun | Having much distance in space from one end to the other. |
| farsighted | Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation. |
| predictabilitynoun | The characteristic of being predictable. |
| precautionarynoun | Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution. |
| contingentnoun | An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future. |
| anticipationnoun | The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur. |
| contingencynoun | (countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. |
| foresightnoun | The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. |
| anticipatory | Characterized by anticipation. |
| predictionnoun | A statement of what will happen in the future. |
| forecastingnoun | A forecast or prediction. |
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