improvident
adjective
, -ËŒdent\
Definition of improvident
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Synonyms & Antonyms for improvident
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farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident
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The Flynn plea on Dec. 1, 2017 was improvident and should not have been accepted by the court. — WSJ, "President Trump Should Pardon Gen. Flynn," 13 May 2018 Designed by the brilliant (if improvident) Donald McKay, the ship was 235 feet long with a main mast nearly 100 feet tall. — Randall Fuller, WSJ, "‘Barons of the Sea’ Review: Rigging the Market," 19 July 2018 The Flynn plea on Dec. 1, 2017 was improvident and should not have been accepted by the court. — WSJ, "President Trump Should Pardon Gen. Flynn," 13 May 2018 Thus, the improvident plea as drafted and signed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller was defective on its face and should have been unacceptable by the court. — WSJ, "President Trump Should Pardon Gen. Flynn," 13 May 2018 The history of emerging markets is full of imprudent investors as well as improvident borrowers. — The Economist, "Out of the trapsEmerging markets are up and running," 5 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'improvident.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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improvident
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