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

The provisions ensure that if a bus driver or matron is laid off because their company loses a contract, that employee is prioritized during the hiring process for a new company with the same wage and benefits. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Under those provisions, a private party – known as a relator – can file an action on behalf of the United States and receive a portion of any recovery. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Most provisions have been in force since 2017, although some EU member states have yet to ratify it. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Other federal policies are also changing how SNAP works due to provisions in the big tax and policy legislation that Congress passed in July 2025. — Benjamin Chrisinger, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Laws in Colorado, Virginia and Vermont include similar provisions, and a bill recently introduced in Congress would require states to protect renters’ rights to use the systems. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Still, 105 of 115 productions opted in to the diversity provisions across the past eight application windows, according to the commission. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Several bills in this year’s regular session sponsored by Brown had to do with provisions for property classification and real estate wholesaler disclosures. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

These provisions keep employers and plan sponsors from openly discussing their contract terms, which Cuban said blocks them from comparing fees and negotiating better deals. — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

The question no longer would be simply what provisions a union can persuade a school to accept, but what provisions an outside arbitration panel could compel it to accept. — Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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