What are the opposite words for prudent?
Prudent refers to the ability to make wise decisions, showing care and foresight. Antonyms of prudent would be reckless, impulsive, or careless. A reckless person acts without considering the consequences of their actions, making decisions that are often harmful or dangerous. An impulsive person acts rashly without considering the potential outcomes of their choices. Careless people are inconsiderate and may be thoughtless in their actions, which often results in harm for themselves or others. Overall, using the antonyms of prudent can describe people who do not take the time to carefully consider their actions and often suffer the consequences.
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- foolish
- thoughtless
- reckless
- adventurous
- ill-advised
- stupid
- unwise
- brassy
- foolhardy
- imprudent
- shortsighted
- all
- daring, risk-taking
- vulgar, loud to the senses
- without sufficient attention
- careless
- impetuous, rash
- nonsensical, idiotic
- unwise, not thought out
- without much thought
- wise, sensible in action and thought
- unmindful of future consequences
- not intelligent; irresponsible
- absent-minded, unobservant
- stupid, irresponsible
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- foolish
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thoughtless
- undiscerning,
- unreasoning,
- Irreflective,
- empty headed,
- emptyheaded,
- in comprehensible,
- lamebrained,
- more bovine,
- more irreflective,
- more lamebrained,
- more undiscerning,
- more unreasoning,
- most bovine,
- most irreflective,
- most lamebrained,
- most undiscerning,
- most unreasoning,
- un discerning,
- un reasoning,
- un-discerning,
- un-reasoning.
- reckless
- adventurous
-
ill-advised
- ill-judged,
- overhasty,
- ill judged,
- illadvised,
- illjudged,
- in appropriate,
- in expedient,
- in-appropriate,
- in-expedient,
- mis-guided,
- more ill judged,
- more ill-judged,
- most ill judged,
- most ill-judged,
- most illjudged,
- off the top head,
- off the top of one head,
- off the top of one's head,
- off the top one head,
- off the top one's head,
- off the top ones head,
- off top head,
- off top of head,
- off top of one head,
- off top of one's head,
- off top of ones head,
- off top one head,
- off top one's head,
- off top ones head,
- over hasty,
- over-hasty,
- un seemlier,
- un seemliest,
- un seemly,
- un-seemlier,
- un-seemliest.
- stupid
- unwise
- brassy
- foolhardy
- imprudent
- shortsighted
- all
- daring, risk-taking
- vulgar, loud to the senses
- without sufficient attention
-
careless
- indolent,
- lax,
- mindless,
- offhand,
- unguarded,
- unheeding,
- unmindful,
- unreflective,
- Pococurante,
- Uncircumspect,
- dis regardful,
- dis-regardful,
- in accurate,
- in advertent,
- in cautious,
- in considerate,
- in different,
- in discreet,
- in judicious,
- in-accurate,
- in-advertent,
- in-cautious,
- in-considerate,
- in-different,
- in-discreet,
- in-judicious,
- more napping,
- more pococurante,
- more uncircumspect,
- more unreflective,
- most napping,
- most pococurante,
- most uncircumspect,
- most unreflective,
- un circumspect,
- un concerned,
- un guarded,
- un heeding,
- un mindful,
- un observant,
- un reflective,
- un studied,
- un thinking,
- un-circumspect,
- un-concerned,
- un-guarded,
- un-heeding,
- un-mindful,
- un-observant,
- un-reflective,
- un-studied,
- un-thinking.
- impetuous, rash
- nonsensical, idiotic
- unwise, not thought out
- without much thought
- wise, sensible in action and thought
- unmindful of future consequences
- not intelligent; irresponsible
- absent-minded, unobservant
- stupid, irresponsible
- Other relevant words
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Other antonyms
- slow.
Antonym of the day
leading the way
- Antonyms:
- abandon, follow, misguide.
