1
as in interim
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being
the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of provisionary
Under the provisionary settlement, Toyota agreed to pay $278.5 million, BMW $131 million, Mazda $75.8 million and Subaru $68.3 million.
—
Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisionary
Adjective
-
In October 2024, Chinese warships visited Chittagong—the first foreign naval vessels to do so after the establishment of the interim Bangladeshi government—signaling a major geopolitical shift.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
-
Al-Sharaa led the rebel forces that toppled former Syrian President Bashar Assad last December and was named the country's interim leader in January.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Meanwhile, the job of being a professor became more tenuous and provisional—some 75 percent of faculty are nontenured, many working term to term, with the fate of their employment determined, in part, by student course evaluations.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
-
At polling places that remained closed, voters were sent to other sits to pick up provisional ballots.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
What To Know The Senate passed a temporary funding bill to end the United States' longest-ever government shutdown.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
-
But no need to fret; the cool-down is temporary, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Provisionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisionary. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share