improvident
Failing to save
Improvident means failing to plan for the future, especially regarding money.
An improvident person spends carelessly without thought for tomorrow: His improvident habits left him broke by month's end.
The word suggests a lack of foresight rather than deliberate recklessness—someone improvident simply doesn't think ahead.
Reckless depletion of resources
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- spendthriftReckless with money
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
- unthriftyCarelessly wasteful with resources
dissipation · fritter · extravagant · lavish · excessive · frivolous · depletion · drain
Unable to see far
- short-termOf limited duration
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
heedless · unthinking · incautious · imprudent · inconsiderate · oblivious · unmindful · careless
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
- negligentFailing in due care
- remissNeglectful of duty
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
inattentive · irresponsible · heedless · unmindful · forgetful · slack · sloppy · disregardful
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- spendthriftReckless with money
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
unthrifty · dissipation · fritter · extravagant · lavish · excessive · frivolous · depletion · drain · misuse
myopic
Unable to see far
- short-termOf limited duration
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
nearsighted · heedless · unthinking · incautious · imprudent · inconsiderate · oblivious · unmindful · careless · thoughtless
careless
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
lax · inattentive · irresponsible · heedless · unmindful · forgetful · slack · sloppy · disregardful · apathetic
improvidentprovident
Showing careful foresight
foresighted · forehanded · farsighted · prudent · foreseeing