A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Source: tatoeba (1966)
Prudent
//ˈpɹuːdənt//
Synonyms for "prudent" (207 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (42)
Strong matches (62)
Related words (103)
money savingmoney-savingnoncommittalnonviolentobservanton guardon the lookouton the watchopen eyedopen-eyedoverlooking no possibilitypacifisticparsimoniouspawkypeaceablepeacefulpenny-wisepoliticprecognitiveprecognizant
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preparedprescientprovidentialrationalreadyrealisticreflectingreflectiveregardfulsafesagesanesapientsavingscotchscrimpingseemlysensiblesharp eyedsharp-eyedshrewdskimpingsleeplessslow to actsobersoftsoundsparesparingtactfultacticaltametemperatetentativethoroughthoughtfulthriftytime savingtime-savingunadventurousuncommunicativeundaringunenterprisingunprecipitateunwastefulvigilantwarywatchfulwell-advisedwell-judgedwisewith open eyes
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
2 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
14 entriesTranslations
98 translations across 29 languages.
Ancient Greek
4 entries- εὔβουλος adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- πινυτός adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- φρόνιμος adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- ἔμφρων adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Arabic
4 entries- حريص adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- حَرِيص adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- حَرِيص adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
- حَكِيم adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Bulgarian
4 entries- благоразумен adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- пестелив adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
- предпазлив adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- пресметлив adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Catalan
1 entries- prudent adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 慎重 adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- 謹慎 /谨慎 adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Danish
2 entries- fornuftig adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- tilrådelig adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Dutch
4 entries- beredeneerd adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- doordacht adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- economisch adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
- omzichtig adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Esperanto
2 entries- prudenta adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- prudenta adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Finnish
4 entries- harkitsevainen adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- harkitsevainen adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
- varovainen adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- viisas adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
French
1 entries- prudent adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Galician
3 entries- prudente adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- prudente adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- prudente adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
Georgian
4 entries- გონებადამჯდარი adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- გონებადამჯდარი adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- გონივრული adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- გონივრული adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
German
2 entries- umsichtig adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- vorsichtig adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Italian
1 entries- prudente adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Japanese
1 entries- 慎重 adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Latin
3 entries- cordātus adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- prūdens adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- prūdens adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Macedonian
4 entries- благора́зумен adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- и́тар adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- пре́сметлив adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- пре́тпазлив adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Māori
2 entries- matawhāiti adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- matawhāiti adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- aktsom adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Occitan
1 entries- prudent adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Polish
2 entries- przezorny adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- roztropny adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Portuguese
3 entries- prudente adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- prudente adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- prudente adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
Russian
4 entries- бережли́вый adj (frugal; economical; not extravagant)
- благоразу́мный adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- осторо́жный adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- проница́тельный adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Sanskrit
1 entries- कवि adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- glic adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- glic adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Spanish
4 entries- cauto adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- criterioso adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- prudente adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- prudente adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Swedish
3 entries- förtänksam adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- klok adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- slug adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Tocharian B
1 entries- imassu adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
Turkish
4 entries- ihtiyatlı adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- ihtiyatlı adj (practically wise, judicious, shrewd)
- sakıngan adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
- sakıntılı adj (sagacious in adapting means to ends)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Indeed he is young, but he is prudent.
Source: tatoeba (36234)
Indeed he is still young, but he is very prudent.
Source: tatoeba (36241)
You should be prudent in deciding which way to go.
Source: tatoeba (37461)
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