Synonyms for provision
prəˈvɪʒ ənpro·vi·sion

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1. provisionverb

   Synonyms:
   victual, supply

2. provisionverb

   To supply with provisions.

   Synonyms:
   victual, supply

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.1 / 8 votes

1. provision

   Synonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, purpose

   Antonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

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1. provision

   Synonyms:
   preparation, arrangement, produce, supply, anticipation, food, supplies, victuals, edibles, eatables

   Antonyms:
   neglect, misprovision, forgetfulness, thoughtlessness, oversight, destitution, want, dearth, starvation, dole, pittance

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 12 votes

1. provision, provisonoun

   a stipulated condition

   "he accepted subject to one provision"

   Synonyms:
   preparation, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

2. provision, supply, supplyingnoun

   the activity of supplying or providing something

   Synonyms:
   preparation, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

3. planning, preparation, provisionnoun

   the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

   "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

   Synonyms:
   supplying, homework, proviso, cooking, formulation, preparedness, grooming, cookery, readying, training, planning, supply, readiness, prep, preparation

4. provisionverb

   a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

   Synonyms:
   preparation, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

5. provision, purveyverb

   supply with provisions

   Synonyms:
   purvey

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Supply
   • Thinking

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. provisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   providing, provident care

2. provisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   preparation, provident measures or steps

3. provisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   stock, store, hoard, fund

4. provisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   proviso, stipulation, clause

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1. List of paraphrases for "provision":

   supply, disposition, delivery, available, disposal, provisions, provide, providing, readiness, clause, willingness, benefit, credit, appropriation, provisioning, allowance, granting, rule, arrangement, stipulation, offer, provided, layout, requirement, governing, amount, availability, supplies, clauses, offering, allocation, dispositions, furnishing, rendering, ruling

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   That was a complicated vote and I'm willing to see changes in that provision, here's the reason I voted the way I voted : If you are a gun shop owner in Vermont and you sell somebody a gun and that person flips out and then kills somebody, I don't think it's really fair to hold that person responsible, the gun shop owner.

2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   There was a request from President Benigno Aquino regarding the provision of large patrol vessels to the Philippine Coast Guard and Japan would like to consider the specifics.

3. Jim Jordan:

   Forty-seven Democrats said they were for it, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee says ISIS is exploiting it, and we're not going to put it on the omnibus, but we may put in a special provision to help campaign finance for the political parties? do you think the American people are going to like that? Of course it has to go on the bill.

4. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew:

   An enforceable currency provision in our trade agreements could give our trading partners the power to challenge legitimate U.S. monetary policies.

5. Charles Dickens:

   'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.'