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- pronunciation:
- pru
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 nt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or showing wisdom and caution in practical matters; sensible.
Being naturally prudent, she was not inclined to take such a risk.Postponing the expansion was a prudent decision.
- synonyms:
- judicious, sagacious, sage, wise
- antonyms:
- crazy, impolitic, imprudent, rash, reckless, unwise
- similar words:
- careful, cautious, discerning, levelheaded, politic, practical, safe, sapient, sensible, well
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| definition 2: |
characterized by wise or careful planning for the future; provident.
They've made prudent retirement plans.- synonyms:
- provident
- antonyms:
- improvident
- similar words:
- careful, deliberate, farsighted, judicious, practical, shrewd
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| definition 3: |
aware of the probable consequences of one's actions.
On these occasions, she was always prudent in her choice of words.
- synonyms:
- circumspect, discreet, mindful
- antonyms:
- imprudent, rash, reckless, shortsighted
- similar words:
- cautious, chary, guarded, judicious, mindful, possible, safe, wary
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| related words: |
advisable, cagey, canny, circumspect, conservative, delicate, desirable, discreet, economical, frugal, intelligent, moderate, parsimonious, provident, reasonable, safe, sage, sober, sound, tactful, thrifty, vigilant, watchful, wise |
adverb + (adj.)prudent
consequently, financially, fiscally, hence, merely, neither, politically, reasonably, strictly, therefore, time
(adj.)prudent
+ noun
action,
advice,
alternative,
antibiotic,
approach,
avoidance,
banker,
bear,
businessman,
buyer,
captain,
conservative,
course,
decision,
diet,
doubt,
fund,
guideline,
investment,
investor,
judgment,
management,
manner,
measure,
move,
parasite,
planning,
policy,
portfolio,
precaution,
regulation,
rule,
self-interest,
silence,
speculator,
speed,
spending,
statesman,
step,
strategy,
tactic,
thinker,
use
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| derivation: |
prudently (adv.) |
The word prudent
contains the following part:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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