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Improvident

Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man.

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Imprudent 84% connected

Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Imprudent 84% connected

Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Myopic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.

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Myopic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 84% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Shortsighted 84% connected

Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Shortsighted 84% connected

Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thriftless 84% connected

Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thriftless 84% connected

Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.

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Improvidence 74% connected

The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Improvidence 74% connected

The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.

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Imprudent 66% connected

Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Imprudent 66% connected

Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wasteful 66% connected

Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.

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Wasteful 66% connected

Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as, wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.

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Synonym 2

Ill-judged 92% connected

Not well judged; unwise.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shortsighted 92% connected

Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Provident 94% connected

Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of;…

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Provident 94% connected

Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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