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provisional

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of provisional

ad interim, impermanent, interim, short-term, temporary
Words Related to provisional

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 of provisional

final, fixed, set, settled

extended, lasting, long-range, standing

dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending
Antonyms of provisional

long-term, permanent
2 serving in a position for the time being
  • He was appointed provisional executor of the industrialist's vast estate.
Synonyms of provisional

acting, ad interim, interim, temporary
Words Related to provisional

alternate, backup, jackleg, make-do, makeshift, proxy, stopgap, substitute
Antonyms of provisional

long-term, permanent

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