Definition for Prudence:

• discretion in practical affairs

Synonyms for Prudence:

• n.

  •
  • careful.
  •
  • save.
  •calculation (noun)
  • contrivance,
  • thought,
  • planning,
  • Canniness.
  •care (noun)
  • discrimination,
  • concentration,
  • alertness,
  • consideration,
  • pains,
  • conscientiousness,
  • fastidiousness,
  • interest,
  • particularity,
  • exertion,
  • nicety,
  • management,
  • enthusiasm,
  • direction,
  • trouble,
  • regard,
  • scrupulousness,
  • solicitude,
  • wariness,
  • effort.
  •caution (noun)
  • awareness,
  • attentiveness,
  • discreetness,
  • carefulness,
  • circumspection,
  • attention,
  • heedfulness,
  • vigilance,
  • fabian policy,
  • heed.
  •circumspection (noun)
  • fore thoughtfulness,
  • fore thoughtfulnesses,
  • fore-thoughtfulnesses,
  • forethoughtfulnesses,
  • cautiousnesses,
  • fore-thoughtfulness.
  •common sense (noun)
  • gumption,
  • acumen,
  • wits,
  • intelligence,
  • cool,
  • experience,
  • wit,
  • mother wit,
  • soundness,
  • reason,
  • rationality,
  • logic.
  •deliberation (noun)
  • conference,
  • cogitation,
  • brainwork,
  • rap,
  • debate,
  • purpose,
  • cerebration,
  • application,
  • meditation,
  • confabulation,
  • ventilation,
  • speculation,
  • study,
  • consultation,
  • ratiocination,
  • reflection.
  •discretion (noun)
  • discernment,
  • diplomacy,
  • perspicacity,
  • maturity,
  • observation,
  • chariness,
  • shrewdness,
  • thoughtfulness,
  • warning,
  • responsibility.
  •economizing (noun)
  • frugality.
  •economy (noun)
  • meanness,
  • recession,
  • niggardliness,
  • Parcity,
  • deduction,
  • parsimony,
  • regulation,
  • Scrimping,
  • abridgement,
  • cutback,
  • thrift,
  • stinginess,
  • cheapness,
  • moratorium,
  • sparingness,
  • Skimping,
  • moderateness,
  • curtailment,
  • reduction,
  • shrinkage,
  • layoff,
  • decrease,
  • miserliness,
  • supervision,
  • retrenchment,
  • rollback.
  •expediency/expedience (noun)
  • advantageousnesses,
  • meetnesses,
  • profitablenesses,
  • propitiousnesses,
  • Utilitarianisms,
  • pragmatisms.
  •foresight (noun)
  • longsightedness,
  • Long-sightedness,
  • insights,
  • far-sightedness,
  • in sight,
  • Prenotion.
  •forethought (noun)
  • fore thought,
  • fore-thought,
  • fore thoughts,
  • fore-thoughts.
  •frugality (noun)
  • fore-handednesses,
  • fore handedness,
  • fore handednesses,
  • good managements,
  • parsimoniousnesses,
  • fore-handedness,
  • forehandednesses.
  •precaution (noun)
  • safety measure,
  • safety measures.
  •prudence (noun)
  • watchfulness,
  • concern,
  • restraint,
  • moderation,
  • conservation,
  • sense,
  • diligence,
  • sophrosyne,
  • reasoning.
  •sagacity (noun)
  • perceptiveness,
  • good judgment.
  •sanity (noun)
  • Normalities,
  • marbles,
  • saneness,
  • healthy mind,
  • right mind,
  • sound mind,
  • clear mind.
  •sense (noun)
  • clearheadedness,
  • clear-headedness.
  •sound judgment (noun)
  • common sense.
  •tact (noun)
  • tactfulness,
  • good taste,
  • politicness,
  • savoir faire,
  • suavity,
  • delicatesse.
  •temperance (noun)
  • abstinence,
  • soberness,
  • self-deprivation,
  • abnegation,
  • sober-mindedness.
  •thrift (noun)
  • economizings.
  •vigilance (noun)
  • preciseness,
  • surveillance,
  • thoroughness,
  • fussiness,
  • regardfulness.
  •virtue (noun)
  • worthiness,
  • high-mindedness,
  • innocence,
  • good point,
  • good points,
  • trustworthiness,
  • ethicality.
  •wariness (noun)
  • guardednesses.
  •wisdom (noun)
  • in formations,
  • in-formations,
  • in-formation,
  • pansophies.
  •wit/wits (noun)
  • astucities.

• v.

  •caution (verb)
  • coolness,
  • cunning,
  • husbandry,
  • conservatism,
  • presence of mind.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • foresightedness,
  • thriftiness.
  •
  • haste.
  •watchfulness
  • wakefulness.

Paraphrases for Prudence:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    caution, prudent.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    circumspection, cautiousness, discretion, caution, prudent.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    wisdom.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    prudential, precautionary.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    diligence, vigilance, restraint, propriety, moderation, foresight, precautionary, thoroughness, conservatism.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    precaution, discipline.

Antonyms for Prudence:

• n.

  • attribute
    imprudence.
  • austerity
    elaborateness, indulgence, extravagance, spending.
  • care
    neglect, omission, negligence, oversight.
  • caution
    indiscretion, thoughtlessness, heedlessness.
  • common sense
    foolishness, insanity, impracticality, unreasonableness.
  • economy
    squandering.
  • Other antonyms:
    inattention, hastiness, brashness, inexpedience, inconsideration, precipitousness, abruptness, recklessness, shortsightedness, carelessness, unseasonableness, prodigality, inconsiderateness, impetuousness, inopportuneness, unwariness, rashness, injudiciousness, remissness, indifference, senselessness, disregard, untimeliness, wastefulness, slight, suddenness, inadvisability, incautiousness, incaution, infeasibility, inexpediency, improvidence.

Prudence Sentence Examples:

• Then: I don't know you at all, you know, she said gravely, and Aunt Prudence always used to say - I know.

• He has more talent and less prudence.

Hypernym for Prudence:

• n.

  • attribute
    frugalness, providence, frugality.

Hyponym for Prudence:

• n.

  • attribute
    discretion, natural virtue, discernment.