Antonyms for Provision
prəˈvɪʒ ənpro·vi·sion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. provision

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Supply
   • Thinking

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.8 / 12 votes

1. provision, provisonoun

   a stipulated condition

   "he accepted subject to one provision"

   Synonyms:
   preparation, provision, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

2. provision, supply, supplyingnoun

   the activity of supplying or providing something

   Synonyms:
   preparation, provision, 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, provision, 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:
   provision, purvey

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. lack

   since the meaning the meaning of the word is supplying , or providing a thing .... , then the amtonym might be lack of this specific thing.

   Submitted by rinat on June 11, 2017  

How to use Provision in a sentence?

1. 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 needed to ensure strong employment and a healthy robust economy, an outcome we would find unacceptable.

2. Steven Leung:

   The provision is huge and unexpected.

3. Keith Jefferis:

   There are many examples of countries that have had the good luck and then made a complete mess of it. Botswana has avoided that, and it has been translated into a general increase in living standards, particularly in the fast expansion in the provision of public services.

4. Steven Fletcher:

   There does need to be some criminal code provision, I think, to prevent abuse. I don't want people, because they have a bad hair day, to get their car mechanic to take them down, we want to make sure that we move forward quickly, but thoughtfully, and the Supreme Court has really given us a clear path.

5. Barack Obama:

   In my opinion, provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern international law and the United Nations Charter.

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