Synonyms for provident
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Prudent — possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future
prudent, judicious, cautious, careful, thoughtful, canny, discreet, precautionary, politic, foresightful, circumspect, deliberate, wary, chary, heedful
2. Thrifty — showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it
thrifty, frugal, economical, saving, parsimonious, economic, sparing
Definitions
- adj. 1
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
- adj. 2
Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it.
Related words
- Word family
- providence
Example sentences
- prudent You should be prudent in deciding which way to go.
- judicious Most of the women credit card holders are judicious in using their cards.
- frugal He is not frugal so you can't trust him with money.
- thrifty Tom's not stingy, he's just very thrifty.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| provident | falling | |
| prudent | steady | |
| judicious | falling | |
| foresightful | rising | |
| frugal | rising | |
| thrifty | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wary2
- 5 letters
- canny2, chary2
- 6 letters
- saving2, frugal2
- 7 letters
- careful2, prudent2, sparing2, thrifty2, politic3, heedful
- 8 letters
- economic4, cautious2, discreet2
- 9 letters
- judicious3
- 10 letters
- thoughtful2, deliberate4, economical5, forehanded
- 11 letters
- circumspect3, foresighted
- 12 letters
- parsimonious5, foresightful
- 13 letters
- precautionary5
- 14 letters
- forethoughtful
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wary2 = 2 syllables).