Prudent

Definition: Prudent

Prudent

Adjective

1. Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight".

2. Showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence; "maintained a prudent silence".

Date "prudent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Prudent \Pru"dent\, adjective. [Latin expression prudens, -entis, contr. from providens: compare to the French expression prudent. See Provident.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Prudent

Synonyms: discreet, economical, frugal, judicious, wary. (additional references)

Antonym: imprudent (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Care	Adjective: careful regardful, heedful; taking care; Verb: particular; prudent; (cautious); considerate; thoughtful; (deliberative); provident; (prepared); alert; (active); sure-footed.
Caution	Careful, heedful; cautelous, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic; sure-footed; (skillful).
Intelligence Wisdom	Prudent; (cautious); sober, stand, solid; considerate, politic, wise in one's generation; watchful; provident; (prepared); in advance of one' age; wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon.
	Wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious; well-thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised; prudent, politic; expedient.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Prudent

English words defined with "prudent": advisable, Advisedness, Athena, Athene ♦ Cannei, Cautelous, caution, cautious, circumspection ♦ Douce ♦ great care, guarded ♦ Huswifely ♦ imprudent, inadvisable ♦ Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene, Penny wise, provident, providentially, prudently ♦ restrained ♦ School of design, soundness, squall ♦ take care, To hide one's self ♦ unadvisable ♦ wisdom, Wise-hearted, wiseness. (references)

Specialty definitions using "prudent": Chastise, Contempt ♦ due diligence ♦ Marriages are Made in Heaven ♦ Prudent Tree ♦ repartee ♦ Sobrino ♦ Universal Precautions. (references)

Etymologies containing "prudent": Quaint. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Prudent" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (calculating, canny, careful, cautious, chary, discreet, guarded, guarding, provident, prudent, reasonable, safe, sensible, shy, squeamish, wary, wise), Romanian (careful, cautious, chary, deliberate, discreet, gingerly, heedful, prudent, safe, wary, well advised, wide awake).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Maximus, please be careful, that wasn't prudent. (Gladiator; writing credit: David Franzoni)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Process for Prudent Institutional Investment (reference) Investing and Managing Trusts Under the New Prudent Investor Rule: A Guide for Trustees, Investment Advisors, and Lawyers (reference) The 11 Elements of Prudent Investing (reference) The Art Of Prudent Risk Taking [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) The Prudent I nvestor's Guide to Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Prudent Speculator (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession. Credit: Library of Congress.		The Prudent buyer selects the Shirk, the latest, neatest, and lightest bicycle in the world / Ottman, Chic. Credit: Library of Congress.
	An old subscriber of the New Republic am I, prudent, meditative, rigidly impartial. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Charles Churchill	Prudent dullness marked him for a mayor.
Critias	Fortune always fights on the side of the prudent.
Euripides	Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
	Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
Francis Bacon	A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	No prudent antagonist thinks light of his adversaries.
Robert Burns	Prudent, cautious self-control, is wisdom's root.
Samuel Johnson	Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes. Observe her labors, sluggard, and be wise.
Socrates	In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	And no doubt Ulysses, who was a prudent man, preached up passive obedience, and exhorted them to a quiet submission, by representing to them of what concernment peace was to mankind; and by shewing the inconveniences might happen, if they should offer to resist Polyphemus, who had now the power over them. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Brother and Sister	Carroll, Lewis	Thus the prudent brother said.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The over prudent, cats as they are, and because they are cats, sometimes run more danger than the bold.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	By which the reader may conceive an idea of the ingenuity of that people, as well as the prudent and exact economy of so great a prince.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Thus, in women and in men over 65, calcium intake of 1,500 mg/day seems prudent. (references)
		When traveling, it is always prudent to avoid approaching any wild or domestic animal. (references)
		Prudent dietary and hygienic practices should be followed, and they will prevent some, but not all, diarrhea. (references)
Business		It would also be prudent to register with NATAM's supplier qualification scheme, TransQ. (references)
		Prudent credit review practices may allow companies to sell under this payment form without undertaking undue risk. (references)
		It is clear that adding a growing consumer debt to the mix would not be prudent until this debt picture is improved. (references)
Economic History	Thailand	While current consolidated public debt levels, in the neighborhood of 55 percent of GDP, are not yet at those levels, prudent fiscal management would argue that they be watched carefully. (references)
	Bulgaria	The outgong Kostov cabinet stabilized the economy and engendered economic growth that should be sustained if the international environment remains favorable and the next government maintains prudent fiscal policies and pursues reforms. (references)
	China	American companies should bear in mind that joint ventures are time-consuming and resource-demanding, and will involve constant and prudent monitoring of critical areas such as finance, personnel and basic operations in order for them to be a success. (references)
Political Economy	NORWAY	The state's exposure in international debt markets remains very limited thanks to the Norway's growing oil wealth and the country's prudent budgetary and foreign debt policies. (references)
	HONG KONG	The Asian financial crisis provoked a sharp economic downturn in 1998 and the first half of 1999, but Hong Kong's economic fundamentals remained strong, with a stable banking system, prudent fiscal policy, and massive dollar reserves. (references)
	EL SALVADOR	El Salvador's prudent debt policies have been recognized by improved risk ratings on its official debt instruments by organizations such as Moody's and Standard and Poor's. (references)
Trade	Netherlands	Prior to signing a long-term contract or sending a shipment of considerable value, it may be prudent for a U.S. exporter to first obtain an official ruling on the customs classification, duty rate, and taxes. (references)
	India	Documentation requirements of banks for arranging such cover have also been drastically reduced and replaced with business projections and past performance criteria to gauge the level of exposure that is prudent. (references)
	Chad	Exchange rates with the USD therefore vary according to the strength of the dollar versus the French Franc, currently 7.4 FF/USD or 740 FCFA per USD (August 2001). In order to guarantee the convertibility of the CFA franc, the French treasury requires prudent monetary policy by the Central African Central Bank (BEAC). (references)
Travel	Kuwait	Visitors to Kuwait should dress conservatively, exercise prudent security measures and be sensitive to social and cultural norms in this conservative Islamic country. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John Adams	1797-1801	If that system was then prudent, it is more so now, as increasing depredations strengthen the reasons for its adoption.
James Madison	1809-1817	We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of Citizens, and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution.
Ulysses S. Grant	1869-1877	Whilst the question of specie payments is in abeyance the prudent business man is careful about contracting debts payable in the distant future.
Grover Cleveland	1885-1889; 1893-1897	I am confident that such an approach to the subject will result in prudent and effective remedial legislation.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies, and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.
George Bush	1989-1993	Much good can come from the prudent use of power.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Prudent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Prudent" is used about 492 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	492	12,185

The following table summarizes the usage of "prudent" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Prudent	Last name	130	68,926
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "prudent".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Eubulus	N/A	Biblical	Prudent
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "prudent": prudent limit of endurance ♦ prudent limit of patrol ♦ Prudent man rule. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "prudent": ever-prudent.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "prudent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		kursimtar (canny, economic, economist, parsimonious, saver, saving, thrifty), i urtë (acquiescent, canny, compliant, docile, ductile, meek, mild, placable, quiet, sage, sapient, sapiential, silent, Solomon, still, sweet-tempered, tame, wise), i matur (abstinent, calculating, canny, careful, cautious, chary, chaste, circumlocutory, circumspect, circumspective, conservative, deliberate, discreet, forehanded, gingerly, judicious, moderate, provident, reasonable, sober, staid, thoughtful, wary, well advised, well balanced). (various references)

Arabic		‏محترس (alert, cagey, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, vigilant, wary), ‏متعقل (sapient), ‏متبصر (piercing, shrewd), ‏لبيب (intelligent, judicious, rational, reasonable), ‏حكيم (canny, clever, compos mentis, discreet, doctor, judicious, philosopher, physician, politic, provident, sage, sapient, well advised, wise, wise man), ‏حصيف (discreet, judicial, judicious, reasonable, sagacious, shrewd, wise), ‏حذر (admonish, advise, alert, alertness, be careful, be wise, beware, cagey, calculating, calculation, canny, care, careful, caution, cautious, cautiousness, chariness, chary, considerate, discreet, discreetness, discretion, exhort, fabian, forewarn, guard, guarded, guarding, heedful, leery, look behind, look out, lookout, mind, on the alert, on the lookout, prudence, safe, shy, shyness, sound an alarm, suspicious, take care, vigilance, vigilant, wariness, warn, wary, watch, wide awake), ‏عاقل (discreet, intelligent, judicious, politic, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sensible, sober minded, sound). (various references)

Bulgarian		разсъдлив (cautious, circumspect, discerning, judicial, reasoning), благоразумен (advisable, cannie, discreet, farseeing, prudential, sound, well advised, wholesome, wise), предпазлив (cagey, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, cosy, deliberate, deliberative, discreet, fabian, gingerly, guarded, open-eyed, precautious, sparing, ware, wary), политичен (politic, tactful). (various references)

Chinese		謹慎 (cautious), 慎重 (careful, cautious), 慎密. (various references)

Czech		opatrný (cagey, cagy, cannie, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, circumspective, conservative, gingerly, guarded, safe, shy, wary), obezřetný (cautious, circumspect, deliberate, politic, provident, wary), moudrý (judicious, sage, sapient, sapiential, sound, wise). (various references)

Danish		fornuftig (reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible, wise). (various references)

Dutch		verstandig (reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible, wise). (various references)

Esperanto		prudenta (reasonable, sensible). (various references)

Faeroese		skilagóður (reasonable, sensible), rættsiktaður (reasonable, sensible), hyggin (reasonable, sensible). (various references)

Farsi		محتاط(prudential), ازروی احتیاط. (various references)

Finnish		älykäs (bright, clever, intelligent, quick-witted, reasonable, sagacious, sensible). (various references)

French		prudent (provident), sage. (various references)

German		klug (able, astute, astutely, brainy, bright, clever, cleverly, diplomatic, discreet, discreetly, ingenious, intelligent, judicious, judiciously, knowledgable, knowledgeable, politic, prudently, reasonable, sagacious, sagaciously, sage, sagely, sensible, shrewd, smart, sophisticated, sound, wary, wise, witty). (various references)

Greek		συνετόσ (considerate, discreet, judicious, prudential, sage, wise), νουνεχήσ (judicious), φρόνιμοσ (advisable, level, politic, prude, sensible, sound, wise). (various references)

Hebrew		פקח (brainy, bright, clever, inspector, intelligent, overseer, sage, sharp, shrewd, smart, superintendent, supervisor, warden), ז�"יר (calculating, careful, cautious, chary, discreet, guarded, mindful, vigilant, wary). (various references)

Hungarian		okos (advised, brainy, bright, canny, clever, cunning, judicious, nimble, nimble-minded, nimble-witted, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, sly, smart, sophisticated, wise), meggondolt (advised, mature, reflective, sober minded, temperate, thoughtful, well advised), körültekintő (astute, aware, chary, farseeing, reflective), bölcs (advised, guru, philosopher, sage, sapient, sapiential, sententious, wise). (various references)

Indonesian		hati-hati (chary, considerate, discreet, mindful), budiman (righteous, wise). (various references)

Italian		sensato (reasonable, sane, sensible, witted). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		翼翼 (very careful), 翼々 (very careful), 細心 (careful, discrete, scrupulous), 思慮深い , 口重い (slow of speech), 口重 (slow of speech). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しりょぶかい, くちおもい (slow of speech), くちおも (slow of speech), さいし�" (careful, discrete, enshrined deity, latest, newest, reexamination, retrial, review, scrupulous), よくよく (exceedingly, the one after next, very, very careful). (various references)

Korean		� 중한 (Deliberate, Deliberative, Discreet, Prudential, thoughtful). (various references)

Manx		jeadagh (assiduous, avid, diligent, persevering, sincere, tidy), feeudagh (decent, discreet, grave, modest, worthy). (various references)

Pig Latin		udentpray

Portuguese		sensato (acceptable, judicious, longheaded, reasonable, right-minded, sagacious, sage, sane, sensible, shrewd, sober-minded, staid, well-balanced, wise), prudente (advised, canny, careful, cattish, cautious, chary, circumspective, discreet, far-seeing, far-sighted, forehanded, heedful, long-sighted, non-committal, politic, provident, prudential, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sensible, sound, wary, well-advised, well-judged, wise, wizard). (various references)

Romanian		prudent (careful, cautious, chary, deliberate, discreet, gingerly, heedful, safe, wary, well advised, wide awake), prevãzãtor (cautious, chary, deliberate, discreet, far-seeing, provident, providently, thoughtful, wary, wide awake, wise), precaut (cagey, cautious, cautiously, circumspect, gingerly, precautious, safe, thoughtful, warily, wary), cu judecatã, chibzuit (balanced, canny, cautious, circumspect, deliberate, discreet, economic, economical, judicious, measured, provident, providently, reflective, thought-out, thrifty, wary, wise), calculat (calculating, economical), avizat (advised, competent, wise), înţelept (advisedly, nestor, philosopher, philosophic, philosophical, politic, profound, ripe, sagacious, sage, sapient, thinking, well advised, wise, wisely). (various references)

Russian		расчетливый (calculating, hardheaded, provident), осторожный (cagey, cagy, canny, cautious, chary, circumspect, circumspective, discreet, gingerly, wary, watchful), благоразумный (advisable, cannie, canny, discreet, judicious, prudential, reasonable, sensible, staid, well advised, well-advised). (various references)

Scottish		tiarmail, glic (sagacious, sage, wise). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pametan (brainy, clever, intelligent, sapient, sensible, smart), razborit (circumspect, discerning, hardheaded, level headed, levelheaded, reasonable, sage, sober minded), obazriv (careful, cautious, circumspect, forethoughtful, heedful, thoughtful), čuvaran (economical, husbandly). (various references)

Spanish		prudente (advisable, careful, cautious, circumspect, circumspective, deliberate, discreet, politic, right-minded, safe, sound, thoughtful, wise). (various references)

Sranan		krin-ede (reasonable, sensible). (various references)

Swedish		klok (advisable, clever, intelligent, judicious, long-headed, politic, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, shrewd, well advised, wise), förtänksam (provident). (various references)

Turkish		tutumlu (canny, careful, carefully, chary, frugal, provident, prudential, saving, sparing, thrifty), tedbirli (advised, cagey, canny, careful, cautious, circumspect, deliberate, deliberative, discreet, fabian, fail-proof, fail-safe, forethoughtful, guarded, politic, precautionary, prudential, tactical, wary, well advised), sağgörülü (quick-eyed, sagacious), sağduyulu (common-sensical, discreet, fair-minded, far sighted, farseeing, farsighted, forethoughtful, level headed, longheaded, prudential, quick-eyed, right-minded), ihtiyatlı (cagey, cautious, chary, deliberative, discreet, fabian, forethoughtful, guarded, heedful, politic, precautionary, provident, prudential, restrained, shy, temperate, undemonstrative, vigilant, waiting, wary, well advised). (various references)

Ukrainian		розсудливий (advisable, canny, conscious, healthy, judicial, judicious, politic, prudential, reasonable, sober, sober minded, wholesome, wise), розважливий (calculating, prudential, well advised), ощадливий (abstemious, canny, chary, economic, economical, frugal, housewifely, inexpensive, parsimonious, provident, saving, scanty), обачний (awake, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, circumspective, deliberate, fly, guarded, hard-headed, provident, wary, wise). (various references)

Vietnamese		thận trọng (advisedly, box, calculating, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, guarded, politic, prudential, tender, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide awake), cẩn thận khôn ngoan. (various references)

Welsh		pwyllog (deliberate, discreet). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	cata, cordati, memor, provida, prudens, prudente, prudentem, prudentes, prudenti, prudentia, prudentibus, prudentiores, prudentis, prudentissima, prudentissime, prudentissimo, prudentissimus, prudentium, prudentius, tutam, tute, tutiora, tutissimis, tuto. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	dâ-5, dãm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 12, Verse 16
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Afrwn auqhmeron exaggellei orghn autou kruptei de thn eautou atimian panourgoV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Fatuus statim indicat iram suam qui autem dissimulat iniuriam callidus est
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The fool shewith anoon his wrathe; who forsothe dissymulith wrongus, is fel.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 12, Verse 16
Cebuano	¶ Ang kasuko sa usa ka buang mahibaloan dayon sa dayag; Apan ang usa ka mabinantayong tawo nagabaton ug kaulaw.
Croatian	Luðak odmah odaje svoj bijes, a pametan pokriva sramotu.
Danish	En Dåre giver straks sin Krænkelse Luft, den kloge spottes og lader som intet.
Dutch	De toorn des dwazen wordt ten zelven dage bekend; maar die kloekzinnig is, bedekt de schande.
Finnish	Hullun suuttumus tulee kohta ilmi, mutta mielevä peittää kärsimänsä häpeän.
French	L`insensé laisse voir � l`instant sa colère, Mais celui qui cache un outrage est un homme prudent.
German	Ein Narr zeigt seinen Zorn alsbald; aber wer die Schmach birgt, ist klug.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kalau orang bodoh tersinggung, saat itu juga ia menyatakan sakit hatinya; tapi orang bijaksana tidak peduli bila dicela.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bahwa amarah orang bodoh itu nyatalah pada sebentar juga, tetapi orang yang bijaksana itu, menudungi malu.
Italian	Lo stolto manifesta subito la sua collera, l'accorto dissimula l'offesa.
Maori	¶ Ko te kuware, e mohiotia wawetia ana tona riri: e hipokina ana ia te whakama e te tangata ngarahu tupato.
Norwegian	Dårens vrede blir kjent samme dag, men den som skjuler krenkelser, er klok.
Portuguese	A ira do insensato logo se revela; mas o prudente encobre a afronta.
Rumanian	Nebunul kndatq kwi dq pe fayq mknia, dar knyeleptul ascunde ocara. -
Russian	х ЗМХ� ПЗП ФПФЮБУ ЦЕ ЧЩЛБЦЕФУС ЗОЕЧ ЕЗП, Б �'МБЗПТБЪХНОЩК УЛТЩЧБЕФ ПУЛПТ�'МЕОЙЕ.
Spanish	El insensato al instante da a conocer su ira, pero el que disimula la afrenta es prudente.
Swedish	Den oförnuftiges förtörnelse bliver kunnig samma dag, men den som är klok, han döljer sin skam
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "prudent": prudential, prudentially, prudently. (additional references)
	Words ending with "prudent": imprudent, jurisprudent. (additional references)
	Words containing "prudent": imprudently, jurisprudential, jurisprudentially, jurisprudents. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Prudent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: iprudent, peruent, peuvent, Pradena, praident, priden, Proment, prudant, pruden, prudenc, prudendt, Prudenter, pruient, Prydein, pudent, purdent, purent, srudent. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "prudent" (pronounced pruw"dunt)
7	p r uw" d u n t	imprudent.
5	-uw" d u n t	student.
4	-d u n t	abundant, accident, antecedent, antioxidant, ardent, ascendant, attendant, coincident, confident, corespondent, correspondent, decadent, decedent, defendant, dependent, descendant, descendent, despondent, discordant, dissident, evident, incident, independent, interdependent, mordant, nonresident, overconfident, oxidant, pendant, precedent, provident, redundant, resident, resplendent, respondent, retardant, rodent, strident, superintendent, transcendent, trident, verdant.
3	-u n t	abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, accelerant, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antidepressant, antigovernment, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, cormorant, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decent, declarant, decongestant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resilient, resistant, resonant, restatement, resultant, resurgent, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, stringent, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: uptrend.
	Words within the letters "d-e-n-p-r-t-u"
	-1 letter: pruned, punted, punter, turned.
	-2 letters: drupe, duper, erupt, nuder, perdu, prude, prune, trend, trued, tuned, tuner, under, upend.
	-3 letters: dent, duet, dune, dunt, dupe, dure, durn, nerd, nude, nurd, pend, pent, pert, punt, pure, rend, rent, rude, rued, rune, runt, tend, tern, true, tune, turd, turn, unde.
	-4 letters: den, due, dun, dup, end, ern.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-n-p-r-t-u"
	+1 letter: unparted, uptrends, upturned.
	+2 letters: imprudent, preunited, prudently, punctured, underpart, underplot.
	+3 letters: bankrupted, depurating, enraptured, importuned, outpreened, prudential, punditries, surprinted, tenpounder, uncarpeted, underpants, underparts, underplots, unparented, unprompted, unreported, unscripted, unstrapped, untempered.
	+4 letters: blueprinted, deuteranope, expenditure, imprudently, incorrupted, interrupted, outsprinted, pastureland, prejudgment, profoundest, repudiating, repudiation, superintend, tenpounders, thunderclap, turpentined, typefounder, unaspirated, underreport, unperturbed, unprotected, unseparated, unstoppered, unsupported.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
prudent bear	154	buyer prudent	4
prudent bear fund	31	buyer plan prudent	4
prudent	23	fund harbor prudent safe	4
prudent speculator	20	prudent varco	4
financial prudent	13	definition prudent	3
prudent man rule	8	prudent investor act	3
uniform prudent investor act	8	bank prudent	3
blue cross prudent buyer	8	financial prudent services	3
prudent investor rule	7	harbor prudent safe	3
prudent publishing	7	investor prudent	2
prudent bear funds	6	prudent tour	2
bear.com prudent	4	the prudent diet	2
		investing.com prudent	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Prudent

Definition: Prudent

Prudent

Adjective

Synonyms: Prudent

Synonyms within Context: Prudent

Care

Caution

Intelligence Wisdom

Crosswords: Prudent

Modern Usage: Prudent

Screenplays

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Books

Periodicals

Photo Album: Prudent

Familiar Quotations: Prudent

Charles Churchill

Critias

Euripides

Francis Bacon

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Robert Burns

Samuel Johnson

Socrates

Historic Usage: Prudent

John Locke

Use in Literature: Prudent

Brother and Sister

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Non-Fiction Usage: Prudent

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Prudent

John Adams

James Madison

Ulysses S. Grant

Grover Cleveland

John F. Kennedy

George Bush

Usage Frequency: Prudent

Name Usage Frequency: Prudent

Derived & Related Names: Prudent

Expression: Prudent

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Prudent

Modern Translation: Prudent

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