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improvident
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As an adjective, improvident means failing to provide for the future.
Meanings of improvident
4 meaningsadjective
Failing to provide for the future; reckless
Incautious; prone to rashness
Not provident; not providing for the future
Not given careful consideration
“ill-considered actions often result in disaster”
“an ill-judged attempt”
Similar: ill-considered, ill-judged, shortsighted
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: not given careful consideration
Oppositesprovident
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