Vigilant vs prudent

M K.C1Kwiziq community member

Could I also use 'prudent' instead of 'vigilant'?

Asked 2 years ago

Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi M,

Reading the intro text only, I suspect that "vigilant" is the most appropriate when supervising a very young child. The sense is attentive (careful).

Prudent takes more a sense of sage, circumspect, and cautious.

Hope this helps.

Jim

Like22 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Agree with Jim.

Like02 years ago

M K. asked:

Could I also use 'prudent' instead of 'vigilant'?

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