improvidence vs waste

improvidence and waste both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
improvidence	Yes	No	No	No
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, waste is a hyponym of improvidence; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than improvidence:

improvidence: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
waste: the trait of wasting resources

Other hyponyms of improvidence include extravagance, prodigality, profligacy, thriftlessness, wastefulness.

improvidence (noun)	waste (noun)
a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
	the trait of wasting resources
	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

improvidence (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

improvidence (verb)	waste (verb)
	become physically weaker
	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	cause to grow thin or weak
	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
	spend extravagantly
	use inefficiently or inappropriately
	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
	run off as waste
	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
	dispose of