Chance is a nickname for Providence.
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Providence
//ˈpɹɑvɪdəns//
Synonyms for "providence" (186 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Strong matches (55)
discreetnessdiscretiondiscriminationdispensationeconomic planningeconomicalnesseconomyeconomy of meansenvisagementenvisionmentfalse economyfarseeingnessfarsightednessfatafatefatesforearmingforecastforeglanceforegleam
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foreglimpseforehandednessforeseeingforesightforesightednessforethoughtforethoughtfulnessfortunafortunefrugalityfrugalnessgodgod almightygoddessgood judgmentgood managementguidanceheavenhusbandryi amincisivenessinsightinsurancejehovahjudgmentjudiciousnesskarmaking of kingskismetlachesislongheadednesslongsightedness
Proper Noun(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (93)
looking aheadlordlord of hostslord of lordslotmanagementmeasuremeasuresmoiraimortanonanornsomnipotenceomniscienceparcaeparsimoniousnessparsimonypenetrationperceptionperceptiveness
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percipienceperspicaciousnessperspicacityperspicuityperspicuousnesspolicypolityprecautionprecautionsprecautiousnesspredictionpreparationprepublicationpreservationpreventive measurepreviewprevisionprospectprospectionprotectionprovisionprudenceprudential administrationprudentialismreadinessreflectionreflectivenesssafeguardsagaciousnesssagacitysavingsensibilityskuldsound judgmentsoundness of judgmentsparingnessstepssteps and measuresthe absolutethe absolute beingthe all-holythe all-knowingthe all-mercifulthe all-powerfulthe all-wisethe almightythe creatorthe deitythe divinitythe eternalthe eternal beingthe first causethe infinitethe infinite spiritthe makerthe omnipotentthe omniscientthe preserverthe supreme beingthe supreme soulthoughtfulnessthriftthriftinesstight purse stringstrenchancytycheunwastefulnessurdurverthandivisitations of providenceweighingweird sistersweirds
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More general
12 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesdefined as
1 entriesderived
11 entriesis a
3 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
Translations
83 translations across 33 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- նախախնամություն noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- նախախնամություն noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Bulgarian
3 entries- пестеливост noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- провидение noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- провидение noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 普罗维登斯 name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- 天意 noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- 眷顧 /眷顾 noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- 眷顾 noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Czech
4 entries- Providence name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- Prozřetelnost name (Divine will)
- obezřetnost noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- opatrnost noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
Danish
2 entries- Forsynet name (Divine will)
- Providence name (Capital of Rhode Island)
Dutch
1 entries- voorzienigheid noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Esperanto
1 entries- Providenco name (Capital of Rhode Island)
Finnish
4 entries- johdatus noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- johdatus noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
- kaitselmus noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- kaitselmus noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
French
2 entries- Providence name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- providence noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Galician
1 entries- Providencia name (Divine will)
German
4 entries- Providence name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- Vorsehung name (Divine will)
- Fügung noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
- Umsicht noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
Greek
2 entries- ορθολογικά noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- πρόνοια noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Hungarian
2 entries- gondviselés noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- gondviselés noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Irish
1 entries- fadcheann noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
Italian
3 entries- provvidenza noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- provvidenza noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- provvidenza noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Japanese
2 entries- プロビデンス name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- 摂理 noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Korean
1 entries- 섭리 noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Latin
1 entries- Providentia name (Capital of Rhode Island)
Macedonian
3 entries- провидение noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- провидение noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
- проми́сленост noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
Manx
4 entries- ard-chiarail noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- ard-chiarail noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- ard-chiarailys noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- ard-chiarailys noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Old English
2 entries- foresċēawung noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- foresċēawung noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- قضا noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- قضا noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Väarot noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
Polish
1 entries- opatrzność noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Portuguese
3 entries- providência noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- providência noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- providência noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Russian
4 entries- Провидение name (Divine will)
- Провиденс name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- предусмотри́тельность noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- провиде́ние noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- provídnōst noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- прови́дно̄ст noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
Spanish
4 entries- Providence name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- providencia noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- providencia noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
- providencia noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Swedish
4 entries- Providence name (Capital of Rhode Island)
- försynen name (Divine will)
- försyn noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- försyn noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Tagalog
1 entries- probidensiya noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Thai
1 entries- พรอวิเดนซ์ name (Capital of Rhode Island)
Turkish
1 entries- takdiriilahi noun (manifestation of divine care or direction)
Ukrainian
2 entries- передба́чливість noun (prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness)
- провиді́ння noun (careful guardianship exercised by a deity)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Let's conclude that providence knows what we need better than we do.
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As luck would have it, Providence was on my side.
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Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers, our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its colour are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it.
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