PROVIDING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

providing

verb

Definition of providing

present participle of provide

as in giving

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption this luxury hotel provides all the comforts of home to well-heeled vacationers

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Recent Examples of providing Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends, and teammates during this devastating time. — Jack Moore, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Sundeeep Dosanjh with the Rocklin Unified School District said teachers are also providing some flexibility to students who need additional time to finish eating. — Conor McGill, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Jersey Mike’s, Louie Wingz & Catfish and Mexico Lindo are providing the free food. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The company was also tasked with providing free broadband and Wi-Fi service for schools, libraries and community centers. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 João Pedro could be the main beneficiary, with Cole Palmer and £117 million signing Morgan Rogers providing plenty of creativity around him. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Kareem Rahma’s man-on-the-train interviews manage to celebrate the city’s eclectic characters and extensive public transit systems while providing a platform for the 21st century’s definitive art form, the hot take. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 Sanchez-Gronlier declined to share it, without providing a reason. — Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Both lures are intended to attract bears while not providing them with actual food that can habituate them to humans. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for providing

Verb

For shopper Kori Farmer, The Grocery Spot helps stretch her budget while giving her access to fresh food close to home.

— Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The crisis is giving new urgency to an energy problem that Bangladesh’s garment manufacturers were already confronting.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of giving

Verb

The players supplying most of the public product this month are often the ones with the smallest contracts and the least protection against what losing their opportunity will mean.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Bruce Power has been producing cobalt-60 since 1986, supplying isotopes used to sterilize approximately 30 per cent of the world’s single-use medical devices.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplying

Verb

And then the Toronto Blue Jays took the next three, handing the Red Sox their second five-game losing streak of the season.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Tens of thousands of people showing up believing that something was going to happen to them that night, and handing you that certainty.

— Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of handing

Verb

The idea came in part from conversations with his billionaire clients, who wanted the personalization of a custom home without having to coordinate every architect, designer, contractor, and furnishing themselves.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Suspects Andy Garcia, 28, and Abigail Islas, 26, were booked into jail for six felonies and misdemeanors, including furnishing marijuana to a minor, possession of marijuana for sale and conspiracy to commit a crime.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of furnishing

Verb

Freeland grabbed at his back after delivering a pitch to Ben Rortvedt, who flied out on the play, and was removed after allowing four runs on six hits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Several minutes earlier, Hall argued over a long completion from Colts quarterback Daniel Jones to receiver Josh Downs, during which Hall eased up at the catch point to avoid delivering a big hit on Downs.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of delivering

Verb

During the summer, his sister Stephanie runs a fun and educational Farm Camp, where 100 kids experience all parts of the dairy farm, including feeding calves and milking cows.

— Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026
Unlike chess, which builds knowledge that mostly stays put on the board, reading keeps feeding the store of language and knowledge a person draws on for decades.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026