Synonyms of provisioning

provisioning

verb

present participle of provision

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equipping
• furnishing
• supplying
• preparing
• rigging
• outfitting
• fitting (out)
• girding
• storing
• stocking
• presenting
• kitting (up or out)
• dispensing
• accoutring
• arming
• contributing
• distributing
• apportioning
• allocating
• prorating
• fortifying
• dealing (out)
• assigning
• donating
• portioning
• handing out
• bestowing
• allotting
• doling out
• meting (out)
• refitting
• parceling (out)
• giving
• refurnishing
• reequipping
• reoutfitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• depriving
• divesting
• dispossessing

2

as in feeding

to provide food or meals for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feeding
• boarding
• catering
• sustaining
• serving
• waiting
• victualing
• filling
• nurturing
• dining
• feasting
• messing
• banqueting
• fattening
• nourishing
• reprovisioning
• overfeeding
• battening
• regaling
• refeeding
• underfeeding
• force-feeding
• hand-feeding
• surfeiting
• spoon-feeding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of provisioning

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

For example, an advance provisioning allowance is a deposit used to pay variable expenses, including fuel, food, drinks and marina fees, with any unused balance returned. — Christoph Lymbersky, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

This includes high rates of females not laying clutches, low provisioning rates, emaciated chicks with stunted development and other factors. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

According to the second report, provisioning LNG export terminals is now the fastest-growing source of demand for US gas producers — moving so quickly that US gas supply will be in deficit by 2028. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

The Fort Worth division of Lockheed Martin was also given a $17 million modification to an existing contract for provisioning spares. — Maven Navarro june 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026