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prudencenoun a close attentiveness to avoiding dangeradvised to use some old-fashioned prudence when agreeing to meet face-to-face with an online acquaintance alertness, care, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, chariness, circumspection, gingerliness, guardedness, heedfulness, wariness attentiveness, observance, vigilance, watchfulnessforesight, foresightedness, providencecalculation, canniness, deliberateness, deliberation, shrewdness brashness, carelessness, heedlessness, incaution, incautiousness, recklessness, unwariness abruptness, hastiness, impetuousness, precipitousness, rashness, suddennessinconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstancesprudence would call for a little more caution in such a delicate situation advisability, advisableness, desirability, desirableness, expedience, expediency, judiciousness, wisdom advantageousness, beneficialness, profitabilityfeasibility, practicality, usefulnessopportuneness, seasonableness, timeliness imprudence, inadvisability, inexpedience, inexpediency, injudiciousness, unwisdom impracticality, infeasibilityinopportuneness, unseasonableness, untimeliness the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday mattersin the long run, prudence will pay off more often than taking wild risks common sense, discreetness, discretion, gumption(chiefly dialect), horse sense, levelheadedness, nous(chiefly British), policy, sense, sensibleness, wisdom, wit street smartsfarsightedness, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethoughtfulness, judgment(or judgement)brains, gray matter, intelligencelogicality, logicalness, practicality, rationality, rationalnessdiscernment, discrimination, insight, sagacity, sapienceacumen, astuteness, clearheadedness, keenness, penetration, perspicacity, shrewdnesscare, caution, circumspection, precaution, premeditation imprudence, indiscretion shortsightednessbrainlessness, foolishness, half-wittedness, idiocy, senselessness, stupiditycarelessness, heedlessnessunreasonableness in the 14th century |