It is clear that he failed for lack of prudence.
Source: tatoeba (269046)
Prudence
//ˈpɹuːd(ə)n(t)s//
Synonyms for "prudence" (261 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (53)
Strong matches (78)
desirabilitydiscreetnessdiscriminationdispassioneagle eyeeconomic planningeconomicalnesseconomyeconomy of meansenvisagementenvisionmentevennessexpedienceexpediencyfaithfalse economyfarseeingnessfarsightednessfeasibilityfitness
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fittingnessforecastforeglanceforegleamforeglimpseforehandednessforeseeingforesightforesightednessforethoughtfortitudefrugalityfrugalnessfruitfulnessgentlenessgingerlinessgolden meangood judgmentgood managementguardguardednessguardianshiphappy mediumhedgehedgingheedheedfulnesshesitationhopehusbandryimpartialityinsightinvigilationjudgementjudgmentjudiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieujusticekeennesslenitylongsightednesslooking aheadlookoutlovemanagementmeden aganmiddle waymildness
Related words (130)
mindfulnessmoderatenessmoderationmoderationismmonitoringnatural virtuesneutralitynonviolencenothing in excessobservanceopportunenesspacifismparsimoniousnessparsimonypawkinesspeeled eyepenetrationpercentagepercipienceperspicacity
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planningpolicypoliticnesspolityprecautionpredictionpreparationpreparednessprepublicationpresence of mindpreviewprevisionprior consultationproctoringprofitprofitabilityproprietyprospectprospectionprovidenceprovisionprudential administrationprudentialismprudentialnessqui vivereadinessreflectionreflectivenessregardfulnessreposerestraintrightnesssafenesssafety firstsagaciousnesssagacitysagenesssapiencesavingseasonablenessseemlinessself-abnegationself-controlself-denialself-restraintsenseserenitysharp eyeshrewdnessslowness to actsobrietysolicitudesound judgmentsoundness of judgmentsparingnessstabilitysteadinessstewardshipsuitabilitysupernatural virtuessurveillancetacttemperancetemperatenesstentativenesstheological virtuesthoroughnessthoughtfulnessthriftthriftinesstight purse stringstimelinesstranquillityuncommunicativenessunexcessivenessunextravaganceunextremenessunprecipitatenessunwastefulnessusefulnessvia mediavigilvigilancewarinesswatchwatch and wardwatchful eyewatchfulnesswatchingweather eyeweighingwitworthwhileness
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7 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
derived
3 entriesderived from
3 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
143 translations across 60 languages.
Amharic
1 entries- ጥንቃቄ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- μήδεᾰ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- πρᾰπίς noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- σοφῐ́ᾱ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- σωφροσῠ́νη noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Arabic
4 entries- اِحْتِرَاز noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- تَقِيَّة noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- حَصَافَة noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- حَنْك noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Aramaic
3 entries- מדברנותא noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- ܛܥܡܐ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Armenian
2 entries- զգաստություն noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- ուշք noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Aromanian
1 entries- mintiminilji noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- ehtiyat noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- qabiliyyət noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Bulgarian
4 entries- благоразу́мие noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- мъ́дрост noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- предпазливост noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- разсъди́телност noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Catalan
2 entries- Prudència name (female given name)
- prudència noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Central Nahuatl
1 entries- nezcalicayotl noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎨᏯᏔᎯ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 審慎 /审慎 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- 殷憂 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- 謹慎 /谨慎 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Czech
3 entries- chytrá noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- obezřetnost noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- rozvážnost noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Danish
1 entries- klogskab noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Esperanto
2 entries- prudeco noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- prudento noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Finnish
4 entries- harkitsevaisuus noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- harkitsevuus noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- terävänäköisyys noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- varovaisuus noun (quality or state of being prudent)
French
4 entries- Prudence name (female given name)
- prudence noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- précaution noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- sagesse noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Galician
2 entries- cordura noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- prudencia noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Georgian
1 entries- გონიერება noun (quality or state of being prudent)
German
4 entries- Besonnenheit noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- Grütze noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- Klugheit noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- Umsicht noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Greek
1 entries- γνώση noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Hungarian
4 entries- gondosság noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- körültekintés noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- megfontoltság noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- átgondoltság noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Ido
1 entries- prudenteso noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Indonesian
1 entries- wiweka noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Irish
1 entries- críonnacht noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Italian
4 entries- avvedutezza noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- cautela noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- oculatezza noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- precauzione noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Japanese
4 entries- 分別 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- 思慮 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- 慎重 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- 慮 noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Kazakh
2 entries- абайлағыштық noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- мұқияттылық noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Latin
1 entries- prudentia noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Macedonian
2 entries- претпа́зливост noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- проми́сленост noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Malagasy
1 entries- fahamalinana noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Maltese
1 entries- għaqal noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Māori
3 entries- matawhāititanga noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- ngārahu noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- ngārehu noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Occitan
1 entries- prudéncia noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Old Armenian
2 entries- զգաստութիւն noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- հանճար noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Old English
2 entries- glēawnes noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- hohsċipe noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Old Javanese
1 entries- nīti noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Old Polish
1 entries- chytrość noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Old Saxon
1 entries- giwitt noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Persian
2 entries- تدبیر noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- کیاست noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Polish
4 entries- Prudencja name (female given name)
- przezorność noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- roztropność noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- uwaga noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Portuguese
4 entries- precaução noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- prudência noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- tento noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- tenência noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਨੀਤੀ noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Romanian
1 entries- prudență noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Russian
4 entries- благоразумность noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- дальновидность noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- осмотрительность noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- осторо́жность noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Sanskrit
1 entries- धीर्य noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gliocas noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pȁmēt noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- rázboritōst noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- smȍtrenōst noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- па̏ме̄т noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Spanish
2 entries- lastre noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- prudencia noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Swedish
1 entries- klokhet noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Tagalog
3 entries- habas noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- hunos-dili noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- siyasip noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Turkish
1 entries- ihtiyat noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Ukrainian
3 entries- оба́чність noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- обере́жність noun (quality or state of being prudent)
- передба́чливість noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Urdu
1 entries- احتیاط noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Ushojo
1 entries- ہُوشارتوب noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Welsh
1 entries- pwyll noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Xhosa
1 entries- ingqiqo noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Yakut
1 entries- харыс noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Yiddish
1 entries- שׂכלדיקייט noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Zulu
1 entries- ubuxwaya noun (quality or state of being prudent)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
A man of prudence wouldn't say such things.
Source: tatoeba (320015)
Prudence is never too much.
Source: tatoeba (925214)
Too often, wisdom is simply prudence that has ground to a halt.
Source: tatoeba (1474598)
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