PROVIDE (FOR) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

provide (for)

verb

Definition of provide (for)

as in to allow (for)

to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies) the rules provide for emergency situations, spelling out certain exceptions

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as in to keep

to pay the living expenses of sufficient income to provide for his ever growing family

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While Casher often credited Thomas Organ’s Brad Plunkett as the engineer of the device, the wah-wah pedal was considered Casher’s brainchild.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
That distinction matters for companies considering multi-agent systems.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of consider

Verb

Two Charlotte nonprofits working to keep local residents housed have snagged major grant funding from Bank of America.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
His 3-point win that year kept the seat, held by Richard Burr for almost two decades, in Republican hands.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of keep

Verb

Kurtz also pointed to declines in cities like San Francisco, which is moving to support more sober-living options, housing that bans drugs and alcohol.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
However, until recently the US has selectively supported investigations, for instance into war crimes in Darfur and during the Syrian civil war, and – under President Biden – into Russian atrocities in Ukraine.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of support

Verb

The back half of the album maintains this humid atmosphere but spasms into life.

— Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
In the past, conducting business overseas required extensive communication that was often difficult to establish and even harder to maintain effectively.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

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