The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Provident \Prov"i*dent\, a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of
   providere: cf. F. provident. See Provide, and cf.
   Prudent.]
   Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent
   in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; --
   sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal
   provident of the future.
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         And of our good and of our dignity,
         How provident he is.                     --Milton.
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   Syn: Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal;
        economical.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

provident
    adj 1: providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are
           provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's
           education" [ant: improvident]
    2: careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and
       development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

91 Moby Thesaurus words for "provident":
   Scotch, acute, anticipant, anticipatory, apperceptive,
   appercipient, argute, astute, canny, careful, cautious, chary,
   cheeseparing, circumspect, clairvoyant, cogent, conserving,
   considerate, discerning, discreet, discriminating, discriminative,
   divinatory, economic, economical, economizing, enlightened,
   farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreknowing, foreseeing,
   foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, frugal, incisive,
   intuitive, judgmatic, judicial, judicious, labor-saving,
   longheaded, longsighted, money-saving, parsimonious, penetrating,
   penny-wise, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, perspicuous,
   piercing, politic, precautional, precautionary, precautious,
   precognitive, precognizant, preparative, preparatory, prepared,
   prerequisite, prescient, propaedeutic, providential, provisional,
   prudent, prudential, ready, reflecting, reflective, sagacious,
   sage, saving, scrimping, shrewd, skimping, spare, sparing,
   thoughtful, thrifty, time-saving, trenchant, understanding,
   unwasteful, vigilant, wary, well-advised, well-judged, wise