improvident
improvident
adjectiveDefinition of IMPROVIDENT
not thinking about and providing for the future <the improvident view that the wearing away of the ozone layer need not concern us>
Synonyms myopic, shortsighted
Related Words careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, mindless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary, unwise; extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, thriftless, unthrifty; indulgent, lavish, reckless, wasteful
Near Antonyms careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise; economic, economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, sparing, thrifty; conserving, preserving, saving
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