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Synonyms for prudent
ˈprud ntpru·dent
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prudentadjective
Synonyms:
sensible, circumspect, economical, cautious, discreet, reasonable, sagacious, wise, careful, considerate, provident, frugal, wary, judiciousAntonyms:
imprudentprudentadjective
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;
Synonyms:
reasonable, economical, discreet, wary, sensible, sagacious, careful, circumspect, judicious, cautious, frugal, wise, provident, considerateAntonyms:
imprudentprudentadjective
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
Synonyms:
circumspect, wise, judicious, careful, considerate, wary, cautious, reasonable, economical, frugal, discreet, sensible, provident, sagaciousAntonyms:
imprudentprudentadjective
Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget
Synonyms:
wise, circumspect, cautious, sensible, considerate, sagacious, discreet, frugal, judicious, careful, provident, wary, economical, reasonableAntonyms:
imprudent
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
prudent
Synonyms:
wise, wary, cautious, circumspect, discreet, careful, judiciousAntonyms:
foolish, unwary, incautious, uncircumspect, indiscreet, rash, imprudent, silly, reckless, audacious
Princeton's WordNet
prudentadjective
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
"a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
Antonyms:
ill-considered, rash, shortsighted, injudicious, imprudent, improvident, ill-judged
Dictionary of English Synonymes
prudentadjective
Synonyms:
discreet, cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, considerate, judicious, provident, prudentialprudentadjective
Synonyms:
frugal, economical
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
prudentadjective
Synonyms:
discreet, cautious, circumspect, providentAntonyms:
imprudent, incautious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "prudent":
cautious, careful, conservative, wise, prudential, judicious, sensible, precautionary, circumspect, prudence, unwise, wary, discreet
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#4991 | wise | |
#5469 | careful | |
#12564 | sensible | |
#13204 | discreet | |
#13409 | economical | |
#16047 | prudential | |
#18081 | cautious | |
#18432 | prudent | |
#22516 | wary | |
#27339 | frugal | |
#29949 | precautionary | |
#30290 | prudence | |
#36291 | provident | |
#36760 | considerate | |
#43057 | unwise | |
#43924 | judicious | |
#102967 | circumspect | |
#127341 | sagacious |
How to use prudent in a sentence?
For any prudent fiduciary, this case would demonstrate that pensions don't have the safeguards in place to monitor these investments and should get out.
There is upside, but it has to be done in a manner that is prudent.
Given the current circumstances, Major League Baseball believes that it is most prudent to allow the Eleven Marlins time to focus on providing care for their players and planning their Baseball Operations for a resumption early next week.
This is a moment where it is better to be safe than sorry. So we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in this particular aspect of this refugee program in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population.
I don't think there's a need to sound an alarm just yet, i do think it is prudent to encourage people to continue to report sightings to authorities such as the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Georgia Department of Agriculture, or USDA APHIS( Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) so we can track their spread.
Translations for prudent
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- حكيم, حريصArabic
- umsichtig, vorsichtigGerman
- συνετόςGreek
- prudenteSpanish
- محتاط، معقولPersian
- viisas, varovainen, harkitsevainenFinnish
- prudentFrench
- glicScottish Gaelic
- विवेकीHindi
- prudenteItalian
- זָהִירHebrew
- 慎重, 慎重なJapanese
- matawhaitiMāori
- doordacht, zuinig, sluw, omzichtig, vooruitziend, beredeneerd, economisch, voorzichtig, slimDutch
- бережливый, расчётливый, благоразумный, рассудительный, осторожный, проницательныйRussian
- slug, förtänksamSwedish
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