Synonyms of supplies

supplies 1 of 2

noun

plural of supply

as in inventories

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

the supply of parents willing to coach youth soccer seems to be shrinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inventories
• funds
• repertoires
• pools
• reservoirs
• stocks
• budgets
• resources
• forces
• sources
• reserves
• stockpiles
• hoards
• replacements
• caches
• purses
• refills
• mines
• fountains
• renewals
• pots
• wells
• springs
• nest eggs
• kitties
• wellsprings

supplies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of supply

1

as in equips

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives
• strips
• divests
• dispossesses

2

as in provides

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provides
• gives
• hands
• furnishes
• feeds
• distributes
• delivers
• hands over
• dispenses
• portions
• deals (out)
• allocates
• transfers
• administers
• plies (with)
• apportions
• parcels (out)
• doles out
• assigns
• metes (out)
• prorates
• cedes
• makes over
• deeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds (back)
• reserves
• keeps (back)
• retains
• maintains
• withholds
• preserves
• saves
• conserves
• keeps up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supplies

Noun

Tehran also responded by effectively shutting down tanker and cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of global oil supplies usually transit. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Before the war, an average of 120 vessels crossed the crucial waterway, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies used to travel, every day. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Some activists remain positive that more staffers at shelters will improve conditions, but others argue the money should go straight to the animals through food, enrichment and supplies instead of wages. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Oxford Economics said in a note on Tuesday that low water levels in Germany’s Rhine River have left chemical, metal and construction firms most at risk as supplies are disrupted. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Many donation centers won’t accept niche hobby supplies; list them on Buy Nothing groups instead. — The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026

As her business grows, Salas is upgrading to a larger warehouse to store her extensive inventory of couches, lamps, books and other staging supplies. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

The Yemeni government claimed the vessel was carrying food supplies for the Yemeni people. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026

Nevertheless, Xi is keenly aware of the risks and political consequences of significant disruptions to China’s food supplies. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Two of the power plant’s eight turbines are now producing electricity again, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said via social media on Monday, offering some relief to a facility that supplies nearly half the country’s electricity. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Nvidia supplies the computing platform; the investors decide what to fund. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

China annually supplies North Korea with approximately 520,000 tons of petroleum and between 500,000 and 800,000 tons of grain and fertilizer (all within UN exemption limits). — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

On Sunday Taylor Farms said the recall was initiated after receiving notice that Coast Citrus Distributors, which supplies Taylor Farms with jalapeños, had issued its own recall. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

The reservoir supplies water to 20 million people in multiple Southwestern states. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The river also supplies water for some 5 million acres of agricultural land. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The firm supplies electricity across much of the Gulf South, an area along the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Spider-Man supplies the spectacle, and real-life spiders supply the sensational materials science. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026