more prudent

ADJECTIVE

wise, sensible in action and thought

Synonyms

STRONGEST

careful cautious discreet economical frugal judicious reasonable sane shrewd vigilant

WEAK

advisable canny circumspect discerning far-sighted hedging one's bets judgmatic leery playing safe politic provident sagacious sage sapient sound sparing tactical thinking twice thrifty wary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless expensive foolish hasty inattentive incautious indiscreet nonsensical rash reckless stupid thoughtless uncareful uneconomical unreasonable wasteful

WEAK

imprudent unwise

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more prudent

A turkey sandwich and a pack of mint gum appeared to be the more prudent option.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

This is a more prudent use of cash and should help add more long-term shareholder value, notes Arjun Murti, a partner at Veriten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

So unified LDP government might prove more prudent than a coalition, says Shigeto Nagai, head of Japan economics at Oxford Economics.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

A ban like Singapore's, she said, was "more prudent".

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

Father thought it more prudent if I did the shopping in the Tang people’s town for a while.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep