provisionary

pro·vi·sion·ary

adj \prə-ˈvi-zhə-ˌner-ē\

Definition of PROVISIONARY

: provisional

Examples of PROVISIONARY

1. <provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup>
2. <the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations>

First Known Use of PROVISIONARY

1617

Related to PROVISIONARY

Synonyms: ad interim, impermanent, interim, provisional, temporary, 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 PROVISIONARY

apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, epistolary, exclusionary, expansionary, extemporary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, obituary, olallieberry, on the contrary, pecuniary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, unnecessary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary