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provisionary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of provisionary

1 intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time

provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup

Synonyms of provisionary

ad interim, impermanent, interim, provisional, provisory, short-term, temporary

Words Related to provisionary

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 provisionary

final, fixed, set, settled

unconditional, unlimited, unqualified

extended, lasting, long-range, standing

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

Antonyms of provisionary

long-term, permanent

2 serving in a position for the time being

the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations

Synonyms of provisionary

acting, ad interim, interim, provisional, provisory, temporary

Words Related to provisionary

alternate, backup, jackleg, make-do, makeshift, proxy, stopgap, substitute

Antonyms of provisionary

long-term, permanent

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