Antonyms of noun providence

1 of 4 senses of providence

Sense 4
providence -- (the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources)
       Antonym of improvidence (Sense 1)
      => improvidence, shortsightedness -- (a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun providence

4 senses of providence

Sense 1
Providence, capital of Rhode Island -- (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University)
       INSTANCE OF=> state capital -- (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)

Sense 2
providence -- (the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence")
       => care, charge, tutelage, guardianship -- (attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard")

Sense 3
providence -- (a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures)
       => fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion -- (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion")

Sense 4
providence -- (the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources)
       => prudence -- (discretion in practical affairs)