providence

1 careful management of material resources practicing its customary providence, the snowbound family was able to make the meager stores last until help arrived Synonyms of providence frugality, husbandry, parsimony, penny-pinching, economy, scrimping, skimping, thriftWords Related to providence conservation, saving; miserliness, niggardliness, stinginess; belt-tightening, retrenchment; discretion, forehandedness, prudence; austerity, moderation, restraint, temperanceNear Antonyms of providence extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, squanderingAntonyms of providence diseconomy, wastefulness

2 concern or preparation for the future had the providence to lay in supplies before the storm hit Synonyms of providence farsightedness, foresightedness, forethought, prescience, foresight, visionWords Related to providence precaution, premeditation; discernment, discretion, insight, perception, perceptiveness, prudence, sagaciousness, sagacity, sageness, sapience, wisdomNear Antonyms of providence hindsightAntonyms of providence improvidence, myopia, shortsightedness

3 cap the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe she trusted in Providence to see her through the crisis Synonyms of providence Allah, Almighty, Author, Creator, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being, Yahweh (also Jahveh or Yahveh)