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

But as the bill moved through the House, additional provisions were added including language allowing random inspections of home kitchens by health departments. —Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Rivera said any salary cap should include provisions that the teams that spend the least also invest in improving competition in some other way. —Alex Sherman, CNBC, 6 May 2026

Rosmarin said additional medical provisions and supplies were brought on board and that passengers were taking precautions like wearing masks and practicing social distancing. —Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 May 2026

There are also provisions in the proposal that say PROVA would work with the city if mitigations were needed because of odor. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

The Articles of Confederation made provisions for other colonies to join. —Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Under the 2024 bill’s provisions, Callery pear has been added to the state’s invasive plant list with a three-year phase out period, and will be prohibited from sale in October 2027. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

Mays contends the state unconstitutionally spent taxpayer money to fund the program, violating provisions of the Arkansas Constitution that restrict the use of public school funds. —Arkansas Online, 4 May 2026

Terms of the deals were not disclosed, but principals described them as versions of a classic revenue-sharing arrangement, with additional provisions for promotion. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 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