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prudent
showing care and thought for the future; wise
Synonyms
Antonyms
- reckless
- rash
- imprudent
prudent in a sentence
It's prudent to save some of your allowance each week.
It's prudent to save some of your allowance each week.
Where it comes from
From Latin prudens 'foreseeing'
Memory hook
A PRUDE is careful — a PRUDENT person is carefully wise.
Read it in context
- A Basin Between Tides Nature