Prudent

Adjective

 * 1) 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;
 * Moses established a grave and prudent law. --Milton.
 * 1) Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
 * ''His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
 * 1) Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
 * Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget
 * Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget

Derived Terms

 * prudence
 * prudently

Synonyms

 * cautious, wary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, judicious, provident, economical, frugal, sagacious, sensible, careful, wise, reasonable

Antonyms

 * imprudent

Related terms

 * jurisprudence
 * prudence
 * prudential
 * provident

Thesaurus
Argus-eyed, Scotch, advisable, alert, all ears, all eyes, anticipant, anticipatory, attentive, aux aguets, bland, canny, careful, cautious, chary, cheeseparing, circumspect, clairvoyant, conserving, considerate, custodial, deliberate, discerning, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, divinatory, eagle-eyed, economic, economical, economizing, enlightened, farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, frugal, gentle, gingerly, guarded, hawk-eyed, heedful, hesitant, intuitive, judgmatic, judicial, judicious, keen-eyed, labor-saving, leaving out nothing, lidless, longsighted, mild, mild as milk, mindful, moderate, money-saving, noncommittal, nonviolent, observant, on guard, on the lookout, on the watch, open-eyed, overlooking no possibility, pacifistic, parsimonious, pawky, peaceable, peaceful, penny-wise, politic, precognitive, precognizant, prepared, prescient, provident, providential, prudential, ready, reasonable, reflecting, reflective, regardful, safe, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, saving, scrimping, sensible, sharp-eyed, shrewd, skimping, sleepless, slow to act, sober, soft, spare, sparing, tactical, tame, temperate, tentative, thorough, thoughtful, thrifty, time-saving, unadventurous, uncommunicative, undaring, unenterprising, unprecipitate, unwasteful, vigilant, wary, watchful, well-advised, well-judged, wise, with open eyes

Etymology
From, from , from prudens contracted from providens, the past participle of providere 'to forsee'.

Translations

 * Dutch: voorzichtig, omzichtig, vooruitziend
 * Egyptian Arabic:
 * Finnish: harkitsevainen, varovainen, viisas


 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: glic


 * Dutch:, , ,


 * Scottish Gaelic: glic


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: harkitsevainen


 * Russian: бережливый, расчётливый


 * : prudent
 * : avveduto, avveduta


 * : atentado

Anagrams

 * uptrend

Adjective

 * 1) prudent

Antonyms

 * imprudent

Related terms

 * prudence