PROVIDENT

adj. 1 cautious, wary, discreet, canny, prudent, careful, vigilant, prepared, far-sighted, thoughtful, wise, shrewd, sagacious, sage, judicious In the fable, the grasshopper learns from the ant what it means to be provident 2 frugal, economic(al), thrifty, prudent Because he is not a provident man, he will always be poor