Synonyms for improvident
adj careless, spendthriftAntonyms for improvident
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extravagant
adjective. indulgent, wasteful
- absurd
- bizarre
- costly
- crazy
- exaggerated
- excessive
- exorbitant
- expensive
- extortionate
- extreme
- fanciful
- fancy
- fantastic
- flamboyant
- flashy
- foolish
- garish
- gaudy
- grandiose
- immoderate
- implausible
- improvident
- imprudent
- inordinate
- lavish
- ludicrous
- nonsensical
- ornate
- ostentatious
- outrageous
- overpriced
- preposterous
- pretentious
- prodigal
- profligate
- reckless
- ridiculous
- showy
- silly
- spendthrift
- steep
- unbalanced
- unconscionable
- unreasonable
- unrestrained
happy-go-lucky
adjective. blithely unconcerned
ill-considered
adjective. unwise
imprudent
adjective. without much thought
incautious
adjective. not careful
- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- sticking one's neck out
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Word Origin & History
Example Sentences forimprovident
Therefore every improvident step will meet with terrible revenge.
But these lawless adventurers were as improvident as they were vicious and idle.
They are unstable, improvident, easily discouraged, easily led astray.
Was ever such an improvident, self-willed creature as this boy, Cupid?
His father is said to have had little ability, and to have been careless and improvident.
He was industrious but improvident; he made money and he lost it.
Did he not incarnate the great Jewish gospel of the improvident lilies?
Indeed, I think my country was ashamed to have so improvident a person in its employ.
They were too improvident to abstain from killing the breeding animals or their young.
It is said by some that the native is shiftless and improvident.