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Improvident vs Shiftless - What's the difference?

improvident | shiftless | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between improvident and shiftless

is that improvident is failing to provide for the future; reckless while shiftless is lazy, unmotivated.

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

    shiftless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lazy, unmotivated
  • untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job