Synonyms for prudent
ˈprud ntpru·dent

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1. prudentadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   imprudent

2. prudentadjective

   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;

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

   Antonyms:
   imprudent

3. prudentadjective

   Practically wise, judicious, shrewd

   His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top

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

   Antonyms:
   imprudent

4. prudentadjective

   Frugal; economical; not extravagant;

   Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget

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

   Antonyms:
   imprudent

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1. prudent

   Synonyms:
   wise, wary, cautious, circumspect, discreet, careful, judicious

   Antonyms:
   foolish, unwary, incautious, uncircumspect, indiscreet, rash, imprudent, silly, reckless, audacious

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1. prudentadjective

   careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

   "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

   Antonyms:
   ill-considered, rash, shortsighted, injudicious, imprudent, improvident, ill-judged

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1. prudentadjective

   Synonyms:
   discreet, cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, considerate, judicious, provident, prudential

2. prudentadjective

   Synonyms:
   frugal, economical

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1. prudentadjective

   Synonyms:
   discreet, cautious, circumspect, provident

   Antonyms:
   imprudent, incautious

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1. List of paraphrases for "prudent":

   cautious, careful, conservative, wise, prudential, judicious, sensible, precautionary, circumspect, prudence, unwise, wary, discreet

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How to use prudent in a sentence?

1. Paul Ryan:

   What we're simply striving for is accuracy in score keeping, we know for a fact that it is not accurate or prudent to ignore the effects of economic growth on policies we make in Congress.

2. Edie Bornstein:

   We want to take prudent measures, so even if things change tomorrow, if we could swap Nassau for Havana on an itinerary, we would want to consider safety first, regulations first.

3. Ray Conner:

   We are going to be very prudent in how we approach any rates above 52. It feels like the demand is higher than that, but that can be short-lived. So we are ... going to see how things progress, the worst thing for any of us is to oversupply; our intention is to not oversupply.

4. Harley Rotbart:

   There is a real delicate balance, though ; we don't want to make Your Kids paranoid, we need to be prudent. Germs, for people who are healthy, really aren't a big deal.

5. Sophocles:

   A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers would one day suffer reverse.