Difference between Careful and Provident

What is the difference between Careful and Provident?

Careful as an adjective is full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad. while Provident as an adjective is with care and consideration for the future.

Careful

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad. Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled. Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

Example sentence: A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.

Provident

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: With care and consideration for the future.

We hope you now know whether to use Careful or Provident in your sentence.

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