All provident synonyms
prov·i·dent
P p adj provident
- frugal — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- mingy — mean and stingy; niggardly.
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- farseeing — having foresight; sagacious; discerning.
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- farsighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- prudent — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- far-seeing — having foresight; sagacious; discerning.
- economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- far-sighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
noun provident
- foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forethoughtfulness — The condition of being forethoughtful.
- forehandedness — Quality of being forehanded.
adjective provident
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- witting — knowing; aware; conscious.
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- coolheaded — not easily flustered; calm
- wary — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- designful — full of design or intention
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- foresighted — Having or using foresight.