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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Scotch, acute, anticipant, anticipatory, apperceptive, appercipient, argute, astute, canny, careful, cautious, chary, cheeseparing, circumspect, clairvoyant, cogent, conserving, considerate, discerning, discreet, discriminating, discriminative, divinatory, economic, economical, economizing, enlightened, farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, frugal, incisive, intuitive, judgmatic, judicial, judicious, labor-saving, longheaded, longsighted, money-saving, parsimonious, penetrating, penny-wise, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous, piercing, politic, precautional, precautionary, precautious, precognitive, precognizant, preparative, preparatory, prepared, prerequisite, prescient, propaedeutic, providential, provisional, prudent, prudential, ready, reflecting, reflective, sagacious, sage, saving, scrimping, shrewd, skimping, spare, sparing, thoughtful, thrifty, time-saving, trenchant, understanding, unwasteful, vigilant, wary, well-advised, well-judged, wise
Dictionary Results for provident:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
provident
    adj 1: providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are
           provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's
           education" [ant: improvident]
    2: careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and
       development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Provident \Prov"i*dent\, a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of
   providere: cf. F. provident. See Provide, and cf.
   Prudent.]
   Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent
   in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; --
   sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal
   provident of the future.
   [1913 Webster]

         And of our good and of our dignity,
         How provident he is.                     --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal;
        economical.
        [1913 Webster]

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