PROVISION Synonyms: 136 Similar and Opposite Words

provision 1 of 2

noun

prə-ˈvi-zhən

Definition of provision

as in requirement

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends loaned them the car with the provision that they refill the gas tank before returning it

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as in food

provisions plural substances intended to be eaten gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip

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provision

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verb

prə-ˈvi-zhən

as in to equip

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency

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as in to feed

to provide food or meals for it was the quartermaster's job to properly equip and provision the troops

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Noun

Party leaders have largely avoided direct engagement on the provision. — Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In my view, these provisions assign the president the responsibility to carry out the laws — not make them. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Verb

And rather than building provisioning into the app, Microsoft handles it through a backend platform, Agent 365 and Work IQ. — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Anthropic rolled out a series of controls in August that allow customers to provision users, view analytics and set spending limits at the organization and individual level. — Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for provision

Recent Examples of Synonyms for provision

Noun

The extradition process requires a hearing before a US judge to determine whether legal requirements are met, and the brothers have the option to mount legal challenges.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
That means ensuring ballot questions are accurately summarized, comply with applicable legal standards, and satisfy constitutional requirements before they are certified.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of requirement

Noun

But somewhere between talking about recipes and the future of food, the conversation took an unexpected turn.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Parts of the hotel date to the 14th century and one can gaze out at the spires and listen to church bells, but the atmosphere is contemporary with an emphasis on food and drink and sleeping rooms with art from ownership's private collection.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

Definition of food

Verb

Floor #1 is meant to work as a flexible base camp area and comes equipped with a foldaway bamboo worktop/table.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Six of the Starlink V3 satellites are equipped with cameras to record live views of Starship and its heat shield and beam them back to Earth for analysis.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of equip

Noun

During these sleep periods, New Horizons remains in a largely unpowered but stable mode, while its flight computer keeps close tabs on the spacecraft’s condition and sends back a weekly beacon to flight controllers.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
School boards and parents are also concerned about children walking to school in pitch-black conditions during winter mornings.

— Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of condition

Verb

Zhao said the controller even outperformed the software supplied by the robot’s manufacturer, demonstrating the value of combining machine-learning research with real-world robotics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a source familiar with the investigation said Thursday.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of supply

Verb

Judy Davis stars as Sybylla, a rebellious young woman in 19th century Australia who longs to be a writer, but her traditionalist parents refuse to indulge those dreams, sending her to board with her wealthy grandmother instead.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
With aesthetic tourism on the rise, boarding a flight for a better (and cheaper) upper bleph has become increasingly common.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

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