Synonyms for providence
ˈprɒv ɪ dənsprov·i·dence

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1. providence

   Economy is a wise and careful administration of the means at one's disposal; frugality is a withholding of expenditure, or sparing of supplies or provision, to a noticeable and often to a painful degree; parsimony is excessive and unreasonable saving for the sake of saving. Frugality exalted into a virtue to be practised for its own sake, instead of as a means to an end, becomes the vice of parsimony. Miserliness is the denying oneself and others the ordinary comforts or even necessaries of life, for the mere sake of hoarding money. Prudence and providence look far ahead, and sacrifice the present to the future, saving as much as may be necessary for that end. (See PRUDENCE.) Thrift seeks not merely to save, but to earn. Economy manages, frugality saves, providence plans, thrift at once earns and saves, with a view to wholesome and profitable expenditure at a fitting time. See ABSTINENCE.

   Synonyms:
   economy, frugality, miserliness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, prudence, saving, scrimping, sparing, thrift

   Antonyms:
   abundance, affluence, bounty, extravagance, liberality, luxury, opulence, riches, waste, wealth

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1. providence

   Synonyms:
   forethought, timely care, forecast, divine government, divine superintendence

   Antonyms:
   improvidence, recklessness, carelessness

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1. Providence, capital of Rhode Islandnoun

   the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University

   Synonyms:
   capital of Rhode Island

   Antonyms:
   shortsightedness, improvidence

2. providencenoun

   the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

   "divine providence"

   Synonyms:
   capital of Rhode Island

   Antonyms:
   shortsightedness, improvidence

3. providencenoun

   a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures

   Synonyms:
   capital of Rhode Island

   Antonyms:
   shortsightedness, improvidence

4. providencenoun

   the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources

   Synonyms:
   capital of Rhode Island

   Antonyms:
   shortsightedness, improvidence

Matched Categories

1. • Rhode Island
   • Care
   • Fortune
   • Prudence
   • State Capital

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1. god's will

   Submitted by anonymous on April 26, 2020  

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1. providencenoun

   Synonyms:
   forethought, forecast, timely care

2. providencenoun

   Synonyms:
   divine government, divine superintendence

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1. List of paraphrases for "providence":

   welfare, providencia, jingyi

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1. B. B. Warfield:

   A firm faith in the universal providence of God is the solution of all earthly troubles.

2. Otto von Bismarck:

   A special Providence protects fools, drunkards, small children and the United States of America.

3. William Ewart Gladstone:

   If Germany is to become a colonizing power, all I say is, God speed her! She becomes our ally and partner in the execution of the great purposes of Providence for the advantage of mankind.

4. John Adams:

   I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.

5. Alex de Tocqueville:

   Their point of departure is different and their paths diverse; nevertheless, each seems called by some secret design of Providence one day to hold in its hands the destinies of half the world. (on Russia and America)