Synonyms for provident

Adjective

1. provident (vs. improvident), careful, thrifty, farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, long, longsighted, forehanded, forethoughtful, farsighted#1, presbyopic, prudent, thrifty

usage: providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"

2. provident, prudent (vs. imprudent)

usage: careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"