Synonyms of provident

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provident

adjective

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1

as in economizing

careful in the management of money or resources

it is possible to be provident without being miserly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• economizing
• economical
• saving
• prudent
• thrifty
• frugal
• conserving
• sparing
• scrimping
• preserving
• foresighted
• forehanded
• cheap
• foresightful
• niggard
• parsimonious
• miserly
• penurious
• stingy
• niggardly
• stinting
• tightfisted
• spare
• pinching
• close
• penny-pinching
• penny-wise
• mean
• tight
• closefisted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• profligate
• improvident
• spendthrift
• wasteful
• prodigal
• unthrifty
• generous
• charitable
• munificent
• unselfish
• thriftless
• liberal
• shortsighted
• bountiful
• squandering
• openhanded
• extravagant
• indulgent
• unsparing
• lavish
• freehanded

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• profligate
• improvident
• spendthrift
• wasteful
• prodigal
• unthrifty
• generous
• charitable
• munificent
• unselfish
• thriftless
• liberal
• shortsighted
• bountiful
• squandering
• openhanded
• extravagant
• indulgent
• unsparing
• lavish
• freehanded

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2

as in cautious

having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future

her provident measures kept us safe while we waited out the hurricane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cautious
• farseeing
• foresighted
• careful
• forehanded
• farsighted
• proactive
• prescient
• foreseeing
• prudent
• visionary
• wise
• heedful
• sagacious
• forward-looking
• forward
• forethoughtful
• sapient
• discerning
• sage
• perceptive
• percipient
• insightful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improvident
• shortsighted
• heedless
• myopic
• careless
• incautious
• half-cocked
• half-baked

• improvident
• shortsighted
• heedless
• myopic
• careless
• incautious
• half-cocked
• half-baked

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