- prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
Antonyms: imprudent, ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted, rash, injudicious
- prudent - showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence; "maintained a prudent silence"
Antonym: indiscreet (indirect, via discreet)