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improvident

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of improvident

myopic, shortsighted

Words Related to improvident

careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, mindless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary, unwise

extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, thriftless, unthrifty

indulgent, lavish, reckless, wasteful

Near Antonyms of improvident

careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise

economic, economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, sparing, thrifty

conserving, preserving, saving

Antonyms of improvident

farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident

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