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Improvident vs Heedless - What's the difference?

improvident | heedless |

As adjectives the difference between improvident and heedless

is that improvident is failing to provide for the future; reckless while heedless is unaware, without noticing.

improvident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • failing to provide for the future; reckless
  • incautious; prone to rashness

    • Synonyms

    * (not provident) myopic, short, wasteful, imprudent, thriftless * See also

    Antonyms

    * provident * See also

    Derived terms

    * improvidence * improvidently

    heedless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unaware, without noticing.
  • :
  • *
  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless ." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.

    • Derived terms

    * heedlessness