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Synonyms for prudence
ˈprud nspru·dence
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Wiktionary
prudencenoun
Synonyms:
forecast, providence, caution, discretion, considerateness, circumspection, judgment, judiciousness, wisdomAntonyms:
rashness, recklessness, imprudenceprudencenoun
The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
Synonyms:
circumspection, forecast, discretion, wisdom, considerateness, judiciousness, judgment, providence, cautionAntonyms:
imprudence, recklessness, rashness
English Synonyms and Antonyms
prudence
Prudence may be briefly defined as good judgment and foresight, inclining to caution and frugality in practical affairs. Care may respect only the present; prudence and providence look far ahead and sacrifice the present to the future, prudence watching, saving, guarding, providence planning, doing, preparing, and perhaps expending largely to meet the future demand. Frugality is in many cases one form of prudence. In a besieged city prudence will reduce the rations, providence will strain every nerve to introduce supplies and to raise the siege. Foresight merely sees the future, and may even lead to the recklessness and desperation to which prudence and providence are so strongly opposed. Forethought is thinking in accordance with wise views of the future, and is nearly equivalent to providence, but it is a more popular and less comprehensive term; we speak of man's forethought, God's providence. Compare CARE; FRUGALITY; WISDOM.
Synonyms:
care, carefulness, caution, circumspection, consideration, discretion, forecast, foresight, forethought, frugality, judgment, judiciousness, providence, wisdomAntonyms:
folly, heedlessness, improvidence, imprudence, indiscretion, prodigality, rashness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, wastefulness
Princeton's WordNet
prudencenoun
discretion in practical affairs
Synonyms:
discretion, circumspection, discreetnessAntonyms:
imprudencediscretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudencenoun
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
"the servants showed great tact and discretion"
Synonyms:
discreetness, circumspection, free will, delicacy, diplomacy, discretion, caution, finesse, discernmentAntonyms:
imprudence
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
prudencenoun
Synonyms:
discretion (accompanied with forecast), caution, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, common sense, judiciousness, judgment, wisdom (applied to the ordinary affairs of life), sense, tact, GUMPTION, ballast
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
prudencenoun
Synonyms:
discretion, caution
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "prudence":
caution, cautiousness, wisdom, precaution, circumspection, prudent, prudential, care, cautious, careful
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#309 | care | |
#2693 | forecast | |
#3500 | consideration | |
#4456 | judgment | |
#5174 | wisdom | |
#5469 | careful | |
#6747 | discretion | |
#7798 | providence | |
#8403 | caution | |
#15916 | diplomacy | |
#16047 | prudential | |
#18081 | cautious | |
#18432 | prudent | |
#24473 | foresight | |
#30290 | prudence | |
#32074 | precaution | |
#35918 | finesse | |
#43200 | delicacy | |
#44038 | discernment | |
#82432 | forethought | |
#95106 | frugality | |
#166718 | circumspection | |
#218588 | carefulness | |
#232785 | cautiousness |
How to use prudence in a sentence?
Mix a little foolishness with your prudence It's good to be silly at the right moment.
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.
There's a demand, there's a debate - all my colleagues are saying what's the need of keeping the fiscal deficit in check when there is a distress in a particular sector, even think-tanks associated with us are talking in this sense. Very few people domestically are talking about fiscal prudence. Only foreign think-tanks are talking fiscal prudence, fiscal prudence. I strongly believe an expansionary policy can benefit the party.
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.
I don't think the solution of totally being devoid of social contact is the answer, yes, there is some prudence we need to have in social distancing, but we also have to be careful to not isolate more -- it can be very detrimental.
Translations for prudence
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- التعقلArabic
- Besonnenheit, Umsicht, KlugheitGerman
- σύνεσηGreek
- prudenciaSpanish
- احتیاطPersian
- varovaisuus, harkitsevuusFinnish
- prudenceFrench
- gliocasScottish Gaelic
- זהירותHebrew
- 慎重Japanese
- prudentiaLatin
- ngārahuMāori
- roztropnośćPolish
- prudênciaPortuguese
- prudențăRomanian
- дальновидность, расчётливость, осмотрительность, благоразумность, благоразумиеRussian
- forsiktighetSwedish
- розсудливістьUkrainian
- thận trọngVietnamese
- פּרודאַנסYiddish
- 审慎Chinese
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