PROVISIONING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

provisioning

verb

present participle of provision

as in equipping

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 feeding

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

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Recent Examples of provisioning Preference sheets are refined, provisioning is tailored, itineraries are shaped, and logistics mapped out well before guests step onboard. —

Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026 Agents provisioning access, processing payroll, remediating security incidents—with no identity, no audit trail, no compliance posture. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Swyngedouw called for greater emphasis by governments on provisioning water as a public service. —

Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026 The shift is from provisioning for hypothetical peaks to continuously aligning resources with real-world demand. —

Ben Ofiri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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Instead of optimizing for a moment of attention, this strategy focuses on equipping audiences with tools or knowledge, engaging them through participation and empowering them to carry ideas forward through their own networks and communities.

— Felicity Fellows, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Flexibility aside, interacting with our world is one reason robotics engineers keep trying to make machines more human-like, equipping them with vision systems (eyes), microphones (ears), speakers (mouths), touch sensors, and many other systems.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 May 2026