prudent
careful and wise in practical matters
Root
- prud / prudent: foresight, practical judgment, or careful wisdom
Other words with the prud / prudent root
- imprudence: lack of practical judgment
- imprudent: not careful or wise; rash
- jurisprudence: the theory or philosophy of law
- jurisprudential: relating to the theory or philosophy of law
- prudence: careful practical judgment
- prudential: based on caution or practical judgment
A prudent choice looks down the road before stepping forward.
It was prudent to save part of the scholarship money for later fees.