Synonyms of provisions

provisions 1 of 2

noun

plural of provision

as in food

substances intended to be eaten

gave them ample provisions so they would not get hungry on the trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• food
• bread
• eats
• fare
• foodstuffs
• meat
• table
• supplies
• meal
• victuals
• refreshments
• eatables
• provender
• edibles
• viands
• grub
• rations
• chuck
• vittles
• chow
• comestibles
• dish
• tucker
• diet
• plate
• commissary
• feed
• nourishment
• sustenance
• nutriment
• board
• fodder
• forage
• nurture
• silage
• serving
• ensilage
• repast
• pap
• feast
• aliment
• mess
• natural food
• platter
• swill
• spread
• finger food
• slop
• regale

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poison
• toxin
• venom
• bane

provisions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of provision

1

as in equips

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

• equips
• supplies
• furnishes
• outfits
• rigs
• kits (up or out)
• fits (out)
• prepares
• portions
• accoutres
• arms
• girds
• presents
• stores
• stocks
• deals (out)
• hands out
• contributes
• dispenses
• parcels (out)
• doles out
• prorates
• fortifies
• apportions
• bestows
• distributes
• donates
• allots
• allocates
• metes (out)
• assigns
• gives
• reequips
• refits
• refurnishes
• reoutfits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives
• strips
• divests
• dispossesses

2

as in boards

to provide food or meals for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boards
• feeds
• caters
• sustains
• serves
• victuals
• waits
• fills
• nurtures
• messes
• feasts
• banquets
• nourishes
• surfeits
• overfeeds
• fattens
• hand-feeds
• battens
• dines
• reprovisions
• regales
• underfeeds
• force-feeds
• spoon-feeds
• refeeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of provisions

Noun

Proposition 39’s provisions are less restrictive than those in the SAVE America Act. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

As deal terms changed, the agent had to identify the latest instructions while preserving provisions meant to remain unchanged. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Its key provisions required state agencies to secure tribal consent before building projects that might affect Indigenous spiritual practices, and allowed tribal governments and individual members to sue if those rights were violated. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

For more provisions, there’s a Centra (half service station, half grocery) five minutes down the road. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

However, there are many provisions and exceptions that will limit the tariffs’ impact. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Ryan added that parents cannot rely on provisions that attempt to prevent court battles, such as no-contest clauses, which disinherit beneficiaries who raise legal challenges. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Mulambo Haimbe said Washington had agreed to remove contentious data-sharing provisions. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Other provisions of the law go further, restricting governments from allowing tax dollars to be spent promoting diversity or inclusion. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025

Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025