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proviso

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of proviso

something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends

  • released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras
Synonyms of proviso

condition, contingency, if, provision, qualification, reservation, stipulation
Words Related to proviso

strings, terms

precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite

limitation, modification, restriction

exception, exemption

demand, essential, must, necessity, need

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