Improvident — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not provident; not providing for the future

not given careful consideration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈɑːvɪdənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈɒvɪdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈɒvɪdənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɑːvɪdənt/.

Examples

ill-considered actions often result in disaster
an ill-judged attempt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ill-considered shortsighted ill-judged

Antonyms

provident

Parts of Speech

adjective	not provident; not providing for the future
adjective	not given careful consideration “ill-considered actions often result in disaster”

Word Forms

improvidence	noun	a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
shortsightedness	noun	a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unvorsichtig

nicht vorausschauend; nicht für die Zukunft vorsorgen

🇫🇷French

imprévoyant

pas prévoyant; ne pas prévoir l'avenir

🇪🇸Spanish

imprevisor

no providente; no prever el futuro

🇮🇹Italian

imprevidente

non previdente; non provvedere al futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

zorgeloos

niet voorzienig; niet voorzien in de toekomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

imprevidente

não previdente; não proporcionando o futuro

🇷🇺Russian

непредусмотрительный

не предусмотрителен; не заботясь о будущем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उड़ाऊ

प्रोविडेंट नहीं; भविष्य के लिए प्रावधान नहीं कर रहा

🇧🇩Bengali

improvient

ভবিষ্যত নয়; ভবিষ্যতের জন্য প্রদান করে না

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோடி

வழங்குபவர் அல்ல; எதிர்காலத்தை வழங்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశువుగా

ప్రావిడెంట్ కాదు; భవిష్యత్తు కోసం అందించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

तात्पुरते

प्रॉव्हिडंट नाही; भविष्यासाठी प्रदान करत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

પ્રોવિડન્ટ નથી; ભવિષ્ય માટે પ્રદાન કરતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಿತ

ಪ್ರಾವಿಡೆಂಟ್ ಅಲ್ಲ; ಭವಿಷ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಒದಗಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിവൃദ്ധിയുള്ള

പ്രൊവിഡൻ്റ് അല്ല; ഭാവിക്കായി നൽകുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

improvient

ਪ੍ਰੋਵੀਡੈਂਟ ਨਹੀਂ; ਭਵਿੱਖ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقص

فراہم کنندہ نہیں؛ مستقبل کے لئے فراہم نہیں کرتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺乏远见

没有远见；不为未来做准备

🇯🇵Japanese

生意気な

摂理的ではない。将来に備えるものではない

🇰🇷Korean

즉흥적이다

섭리적이지 않다; 미래를 준비하지 않는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ứng biến

không quan tâm; không chu cấp cho tương lai

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รอบคอบ

ไม่รอบคอบ; ไม่ได้จัดเตรียมไว้สำหรับอนาคต

🇮🇩Indonesian

boros

tidak hemat; tidak menyediakan masa depan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسرف

لا الادخار. لا توفر للمستقبل

🇮🇷Persian

بی خیال

مهیا نیست تامین نکردن آینده

🇹🇷Turkish

tedbirsiz

ihtiyatlı değil; geleceği sağlamamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא ברור

לא גמל; לא לספק את העתיד

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