Synonyms of provision

provision 1 of 2

noun

prə-ˈvi-zhən 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requirement
• condition
• proviso
• stipulation
• qualification
• exception
• contingency
• reservation
• terms
• modification
• limitation
• restriction
• if
• exemption
• necessity
• requisite
• prerequisite
• precondition
• essential
• must
• demand
• strings
• need

2

as in food

provisions plural substances intended to be eaten

gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• food
• bread
• supplies
• foodstuffs
• meal
• fare
• meat
• feed
• victuals
• refreshments
• eats
• table
• provender
• chuck
• eatables
• grub
• chow
• rations
• diet
• tucker
• viands
• nourishment
• comestibles
• edibles
• commissary
• sustenance
• vittles
• nutriment
• serving
• nurture
• fodder
• board
• plate
• forage
• ensilage
• silage
• repast
• aliment
• pap
• mess
• feast
• natural food
• platter
• dish
• finger food
• spread
• slop
• swill
• regale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poison
• toxin
• venom
• bane

provision

2 of 2

verb

prə-ˈvi-zhən 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equip
• supply
• furnish
• rig
• prepare
• outfit
• kit (up or out)
• portion
• fit (out)
• present
• gird
• accoutre
• arm
• store
• contribute
• dispense
• deal (out)
• stock
• distribute
• hand out
• apportion
• fortify
• donate
• dole out
• parcel (out)
• bestow
• allocate
• prorate
• allot
• assign
• mete (out)
• give
• refit
• reequip
• refurnish
• reoutfit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprive
• strip
• divest
• dispossess

2

as in to feed

to provide food or meals for

it was the quartermaster's job to properly equip and provision the troops

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feed
• board
• cater
• sustain
• serve
• victual
• nurture
• fill
• wait
• feast
• mess
• banquet
• nourish
• dine
• fatten
• reprovision
• batten
• surfeit
• regale
• overfeed
• force-feed
• underfeed
• spoon-feed
• hand-feed
• refeed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of provision

Noun

The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries left the court for the national anthem before the first two games of the WNBA Finals, despite a provision in the league’s own rulebook calling for players to stand and line up during the performance. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

National monuments can be created by the president directly, under the provisions of the Antiquities Act of 1906. — Seth T. Kannarr, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

An essential state role, parallel to provisioning basic services like education and healthcare, is endowing a wide open aesthetic field of form and meaning and collective sensibility. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Vendor or third-party access was provisioned once and never reviewed. — John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026