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Recent Examples of improvident Going that route is improvident. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022 Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident. Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022 The Flynn plea on Dec. 1, 2017 was improvident and should not have been accepted by the court. WSJ, 13 May 2018 Designed by the brilliant (if improvident) Donald McKay, the ship was 235 feet long with a main mast nearly 100 feet tall. Randall Fuller, WSJ, 19 July 2018 The Flynn plea on Dec. 1, 2017 was improvident and should not have been accepted by the court. WSJ, 13 May 2018 Thus, the improvident plea as drafted and signed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller was defective on its face and should have been unacceptable by the court. WSJ, 13 May 2018 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
  • Although Hill initially received two tickets for careless driving and not wearing a seat belt, they were dismissed after the officer who cited him didn’t show up to the Miami-Dade traffic hearing.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
  • Of those fires, 90% were caused by careless human activity, the agency said.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a motorist during an August 2023 traffic stop, faces up to six years in prison as a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and possessing an instrument of crime, but acquitted him of murder charges.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
  • The student was taken into custody and transported to the Meriden Police Department where they were charged with first-degree arson, reckless burning, first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • These cuts were implemented to shear fraud and wasteful spending.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
  • The basic lack of transparency around health care costs has long contributed to wasteful spending and inefficient care delivery.
    Dan Mendelson, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Although the city faces a significant deficit, slashing essential road maintenance is shortsighted.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • But the study argues that neglecting the role of major earthquakes would be shortsighted.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The aircraft so extravagant, it’s been called the flying palace.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2025
  • Next week, a coterie of crypto investors will share an extravagant dinner with US president Donald Trump at his golf club in Washington, DC.
    Joel Khalili, Wired News, 16 May 2025

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“Improvident.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improvident. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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