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pru·dent P0625900 (pro͞od′nt)adj.1. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense: a prudent manager of money.2. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future: a prudent investment.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prūdēns, prūdent-, contraction of prōvidēns, present participle of prōvidēre, to provide for; see provide.]
pru′dence (pro͞od′ns) n.pru′dent·ly adv.prudent (ˈpruːdənt) adj1. discreet or cautious in managing one's activities; circumspect2. practical and careful in providing for the future3. exercising good judgment or common sense[C14: from Latin prūdēns far-sighted, contraction of prōvidens acting with foresight; see provident] ˈprudently advpru•dent (ˈprud nt)
adj. 1. wise or judicious in practical affairs. 2. discreet or circumspect; cautious. 3. careful in providing for the future; provident. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prūdent- (s. of prūdēns), contraction of prōvidēns provident] pru′dent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger |
prudentadjective1. cautious, careful, wary, discreet, canny, vigilant, circumspect He is taking a prudent and cautious approach.
cautious rash, careless, thoughtless, indiscreet, inconsiderate, heedless2. wise, politic, sensible, sage, shrewd, discerning, judicious, sagacious We believed ours was the prudent and responsible course of action.
wise irrational, unwise, imprudent, injudicious, impolitic3. thrifty, economical, sparing, careful, canny, provident, frugal, far-sighted In private, she is prudent and even frugal.
thrifty extravagant, careless, wasteful, imprudent, improvidentprudentadjective1. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence:balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, well-founded, well-grounded, wise.2. Careful in the use of material resources:canny, chary, economical, frugal, provident, saving, Scotch, sparing, thrifty.3. Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, wary.Translationsprudent (ˈpruːdənt) adjective wise and careful. a prudent person/attitude. 謹慎的 谨慎的ˈprudently adverb 謹慎地 谨慎地ˈprudence noun wisdom and caution. 謹慎 谨慎
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Synonyms for prudentadj cautiousSynonyms- cautious
- careful
- wary
- discreet
- canny
- vigilant
- circumspect
Antonyms- rash
- careless
- thoughtless
- indiscreet
- inconsiderate
- heedless
adj wiseSynonyms- wise
- politic
- sensible
- sage
- shrewd
- discerning
- judicious
- sagacious
Antonyms- irrational
- unwise
- imprudent
- injudicious
- impolitic
adj thriftySynonyms- thrifty
- economical
- sparing
- careful
- canny
- provident
- frugal
- far-sighted
Antonyms- extravagant
- careless
- wasteful
- imprudent
- improvident
Synonyms for prudentadj possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudenceSynonyms- balanced
- commonsensible
- commonsensical
- judicious
- levelheaded
- rational
- reasonable
- sagacious
- sage
- sane
- sapient
- sensible
- sound
- well-founded
- well-grounded
- wise
adj careful in the use of material resourcesSynonyms- canny
- chary
- economical
- frugal
- provident
- saving
- Scotch
- sparing
- thrifty
adj trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or errorSynonyms- careful
- cautious
- chary
- circumspect
- forehanded
- gingerly
- wary
Antonyms for prudentadj careful and sensibleRelated Words- careful
- provident
- responsible
- wise
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