improvidence

noun

Definition of improvidencenext
1
as in carelessness

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as in liberality

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Recent Examples of improvidence Some of them cheered for the development of natural resources, and some of them expressed dismay over the waste, improvidence, and disruption that progress unleashed. — Patty Limerick, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2020 In the most spectacular example of improvidence, 54-year-old Larraine blows an entire month’s worth of food stamps on a single meal of lobster tails, shrimp, crab and lemon meringue pie, washed down with Pepsi. — Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improvidence
  1. carelessness
  2. liberality
  3. heedlessness
  4. squandering
  5. myopia
  6. generosity
  7. imprudence
  8. indulgence
Noun
  • It gets filed alongside carelessness, disorganization and not really trying, and the people who display it often apologize for it as though they’d been caught slacking.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Either this is an issue of carelessness or a lack of communication between you and the cleaning service.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of carelessness
Noun
  • Mackenzie had earned a reputation for piety, patriotism, lack of humor and liberality with the lash.
    — Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All the states Lauck writes about benefited from the liberality of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    — Phil Christman, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
Definition of liberality
Noun
  • Holden’s moral rigor is refreshing in a cultural moment marked by an unsettling mix of cynicism and heedlessness.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of heedlessness
Noun
  • An everyman figure squeezing every bit of talent from his frame, a boy who returned to working as a fisherman after the first squandering of his football dream, from a family that could not always afford to buy him studded boots.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Watching students use that platform to walk out on the CEO of one of the world’s most consequential companies clearly struck him as a squandering of rare privilege.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Definition of squandering
Noun
  • Establish standards—unit economics, retention, order intake, cash conversion—and discourage short-term EPS guidance that perpetuates the very myopia this reform aims to address.
    — Kunal Kapoor, Fortune, 5 May 2026
  • Still, some laboratories are already experimenting with how exposure to or filtering of certain colors of light might subtly change the progression of myopia.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of myopia
Noun
  • In my experience, companies that decline to run it voluntarily tend to end up running it under duress, with fewer options and less generosity available to their people.
    — Andrew Sorohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sixteen first-time finishers received complimentary buckles through the generosity of Lynn Marks and Tom Noll, while five junior riders successfully completed the course.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • The court rejected the argument, concluding that a prospective rate hearing — unlike that on the response time — would be considered contested and the utility would have the opportunity to challenge the finding of imprudence then.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Spendthrift trusts are recognized in Illinois and operate to protect a trust from a beneficiary's financial imprudence while also allowing for maintenance payments to that beneficiary.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of imprudence
Noun
  • The greatest indulgence isn’t necessarily a larger villa or another lavish amenity.
    — Gabby Shacknai, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Sunset Soft Serve Rita combines a strawberry and mango margarita with vanilla soft-serve ice cream, a bold Tajín® rim, rich chamoy drizzle, and a crunchy hot honey Tajín® topping for the perfect balance of sweet-heat indulgence.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of indulgence

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