Prudent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense.
  • adj. Careful in regard to one's own interests; provident.
  • adj. Careful about one's conduct; circumspect.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. 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;
  • adj. Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
  • adj. Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; ; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence.
  • adj. Frugal; economical; not extravagant.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Thoughtful; judicious; sagacious; sensible.
  • Careful of self-interest; provident; politic; worldly-wise.
  • Discreet; circumspect; decorous.
  • Judicious; wise; prudential.
  • Synonyms Careful, circumspect, etc. See cautious.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
  • Equivalent
    prudential    discreet    wise    provident    circumspect    heady    judicious   
    Antonym
    careless    imprudent   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discreet    cautious    considerate    wary    economical    provident    frugal    circumspect    judicious    careful   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    imprudent    student   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wise    humane    judicious    cautious    reasonable    industrious    courageous    considerate    sagacious