prudent

Meaning

1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.
2. Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.
3. Frugal, economical.

Synonyms

wise

cautious

judicious

careful

sagacious

sensible

reasonable

discreet

sage

farsighted

wary

sound

🔉

clever

intelligent

shrewd

smart

modest

thoughtful

astute

keep from

good

👍

circumspect

considerate

economical

learned

frugal

having foresight

conservative

bright

advisable

slow of speech

rational

forehanded

skilful

scrupulous

vigilant

guarded

well-advised

thrifty

be prudent

provident

safe

sane

sapient

sapiential

seemly

sharp

sharp-witted

sober-minded

solid

streetwise

stupid

suitable

tactful

tidy

unsentimental

wait

be sad

pawky

precautious

very careful

be discreet

be wise

judgematic

judgematical

astucious

forethoughtful

sensible: careful

unbrainwashed

far-sighted

applicable

appropriate

aware

becoming

brainy

cagey

canny

carefully

cautions

chary

contemplative

crafty

cunning

cute

decent

deliberate

deliberative

expedient

fitting

foresighted

forward-looking

gingerly

hard-nosed

heady

heedful

highbrow

imaginative

inadvisable

inexpedient

knowledgable

level

levelheaded

level-headed

noetic

politic

prepared

proper

prude

prudential

realistic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹuːdənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: prudent

Cognate with English: providence

In summary

From Middle English prudent, from Old French prudent, from Latin prūdēns, contracted from prōvidēns (“foresight”) (English providence), the past participle of prōvideō (“I forsee”). Unrelated to prude. Doublet of provident.