Better and Prudent

Better

Better adjective - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.

Prudent and better are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prudent" instead an adjective "Better".

Prudent

Prudent adjective - Having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech.

Better and prudent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead an adjective "Prudent".

Nearby Words: prudence, prudently, prudential

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • In Faux Pas, the prudent cat knows better than to threaten fox kits when their mom's around.
  • It may seem odd for the Ferengi to advise distrust of the wealthy, but it may be prudent if you interpret the other guy's wealth as proof that he's better at wheeling and dealing than you are.
  • The book ends with the prudent narrator using his wish to set things back to normal.Despite the Reset Button Ending, each of the children learns something from their mistakes and are left better off.The book received the Newbery Honor in 1984.
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