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 Antonyms farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident