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Wondering how to use Improvident in a sentence? Below are 1 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as shortsighted or imprudent.

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Improvident in a sentence

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Improvident | Improvidently

Improvident meaning

  1. failing to provide for the future; reckless
  2. incautious; prone to rashness

Synonyms of Improvident

shortsighted imprudent ill-considered provident wasteful unforethoughtful thriftless myopic unforesightful short prodigal ill-judged

Related words

Other words often associated with Improvident or its synonyms:

farsighted nearsighted long extravagant thrifty profligate prudent spendthrift rash unstinting careful squanderer

Using Improvident

  • The main meaning on this page is: failing to provide for the future; reckless | incautious; prone to rashness
  • Useful related words include: shortsighted, imprudent, ill-considered, provident.

Context around Improvident

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

parents 1×

Sentence patterns with Improvident

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

children of improvident parents starved 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hardin said that 1×

Common sentence endings:

breeding of families 1×

Words around Improvident

Just before it in the word index:

improves 753 improvers 6 improver 5 improvements 2.840 improvement 3.544 improved 5.329

Just after it in the word index:

improvidently 2 improving 3.266 improvisation 211 improvisational 74 improvisations 47 improvisatory 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Improvident

  • In this selection, "improvident" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, parents stand out and add context to how "improvident" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include children of improvident parents starved. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "improvident" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with improvident

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hardin said that if the children of improvident parents starved to death, if overbreeding was its own punishment, then there would be no public interest in controlling the breeding of families. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Hardin said that if the children of improvident parents starved to death, if overbreeding was its own punishment, then there would be no public interest in controlling the breeding of families. (31 words)

Example sentences (1)

Hardin said that if the children of improvident parents starved to death, if overbreeding was its own punishment, then there would be no public interest in controlling the breeding of families.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "improvident" in a sentence?
An example: "Hardin said that if the children of improvident parents starved to death, if overbreeding was its own punishment, then there would be no public interest in controlling the breeding of families." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "improvident" from authentic English texts.
What does "improvident" mean?
Improvident means: failing to provide for the future; reckless
What are synonyms of "improvident"?
Common synonyms of "improvident" include: shortsighted, imprudent, ill-considered, provident, wasteful, unforethoughtful, thriftless, myopic. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "improvident" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "improvident", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.