as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
the improvident view that the wearing away of the ozone layer need not concern us
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Recent Examples of improvident
Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.
—Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
Going that route is improvident.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
The history of emerging markets is full of imprudent investors as well as improvident borrowers.
—The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.
—Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
Going that route is improvident.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
The history of emerging markets is full of imprudent investors as well as improvident borrowers.
—The Economist, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvident
Adjective
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One careless click can expose your information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s doomed desire for Vivien—and for her vanished twenty-first-century world—shows how people in the future may yearn for the past, though the past itself proves neglectful and careless of the future.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the vehicular homicide charge, Inderjit Singh is facing three counts of reckless endangerment and not having a driver's license.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 2025
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Salmo now faces a slate of charges, including second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, riot, and obstructing and hindering a police officer.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.—
Lauren Sausser,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have seized on the reversals as evidence that the cuts were hasty and wasteful.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This shortsighted act seeks to eliminate precisely the collaborative efforts working toward ending violence and achieving peace.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Atom’s order to alter Nibs’ memory seems wildly shortsighted, if the plan was to keep her around the other hybrids.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The makeup and musical artist has yet to reveal if someone else helped formulate the extravagant hairdo.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Turn up the drama by adding feathers to your outfit, or even an extravagant, dazzling head piece.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Improvident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvident. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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