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provident |
Overview of adj provident The adj provident has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. provident -- (providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education") 2. provident -- (careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident") Antonyms of adj provident 2 senses of provident Sense 1 provident (vs. improvident) improvident (vs. provident) => prodigal => short, shortsighted, unforesightful => thriftless => unforethoughtful Sense 2 provident INDIRECT (VIA prudent) -> imprudent Similarity of adj provident 2 senses of provident Sense 1 provident (vs. improvident) => careful, thrifty => farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, long, longsighted => forehanded => forethoughtful Also See-> farsighted#1; prudent#1; thrifty#1 Sense 2 provident => prudent (vs. imprudent) Attributes of adj provident Familiarity of adj provident provident used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj provident improvident provident providential Overview of adj provident The adj provident has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. provident -- (providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education") 2. provident -- (careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident")
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