provisional

¹pro·vi·sion·al

adj \prə-ˈvizh-nəl, -ˈvi-zhə-n^əl\

Definition of PROVISIONAL

: serving for the time being : temporary <a provisional government>

— pro·vi·sion·al·ly adverb

Examples of PROVISIONAL

1. The government has given provisional approval for the use of the new drug.
2. <will form a provisional government until a new leader can be elected>

First Known Use of PROVISIONAL

1601

Related to PROVISIONAL

Synonyms: ad interim, impermanent, interim, temporary, provisionary, provisory, short-term

Antonyms: long-term, permanent

Related Words: acting; alternate, proxy, substitute; expedient, improvised, makeshift; intermediary, intermediate, transitional; ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory; conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative; replaceable, terminable, terminate

Near Antonyms: final, fixed, set, settled; unconditional, unlimited, unqualified; extended, lasting, long-range, standing; dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending

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Rhymes with PROVISIONAL

collisional, decisional, divisional, excisional, previsional