provisional

provisional

adjective

Definition of PROVISIONAL

1

intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time <will form a provisional government until a new leader can be elected>

Synonyms ad interim, impermanent, interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, short-term

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

Antonyms long-term, permanent

2

serving in a position for the time being <he was appointed provisional executor of the industrialist's vast estate>

Synonyms ad interim, interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, temporary

Related Words alternate, backup, jackleg, make-do, makeshift, proxy, stopgap, substitute

Antonyms long-term, permanent