provident

prov·i·dent

adjective \-dənt, -ˌdent\

Definition of PROVIDENT

1

: making provision for the future : prudent

2

: frugal, saving

— prov·i·dent·ly adverb

Examples of PROVIDENT

1. <it is possible to be provident without being miserly>
2. <her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane>

Origin of PROVIDENT

Middle English, from Latin provident-, providens, from present participle of providēre

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PROVIDENT

Synonyms

economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, sparing, thrifty

Antonyms

prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful

Related Words

conserving, preserving, saving; forehanded, foresighted, foresightful, prudent; penny-wise; cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, spare, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted

Near Antonyms

improvident, shortsighted; bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing; extravagant, indulgent, lavish

Rhymes with PROVIDENT

accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, confident, devilment, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, Occident, ornament, orient, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement