Synonyms for provide
prəˈvaɪd

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1. supply, provide, render, furnish(verb)

   give something useful or necessary to

   "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

   Synonyms:
   put up, yield, deliver, picture, supply, append, show, furnish, hand over, add, turn in, interpret, translate, fork up, submit, fork out, give, offer, fork over, depict, generate, return, ply, bring home the bacon, try, leave, allow, render, issue, allow for, cater

2. provide, supply, ply, cater(verb)

   give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

   "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

   Synonyms:
   bring home the bacon, append, furnish, cater, ply, add, allow for, supply, offer, allow, render, leave, run, issue, put up

3. provide(verb)

   determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

   "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"

   Synonyms:
   bring home the bacon, furnish, cater, ply, allow for, supply, offer, allow, render, leave, put up

4. put up, provide, offer(verb)

   mount or put up

   "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

   Synonyms:
   extend, supply, digest, pop the question, abide, bring home the bacon, tolerate, tender, put forward, offer up, support, volunteer, house, cater, tin, declare oneself, can, endure, put up, post, stick out, furnish, offer, bid, stomach, erect, allow, raise, render, nominate, brook, set up, allow for, leave, suffer, stand, rear, contribute, propose, domiciliate, ply, proffer, bear

5. leave, allow for, allow, provide(verb)

   make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

   "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

   Synonyms:
   let, go out, earmark, tolerate, go away, impart, cater, pass on, allow, give, lead, go forth, result, furnish, admit, countenance, pull up stakes, offer, will, bequeath, reserve, put up, take into account, leave behind, give up, grant, leave alone, forget, set aside, get out, supply, render, depart, allow for, leave, appropriate, exit, bring home the bacon, entrust, permit, ply

6. provide, bring home the bacon(verb)

   supply means of subsistence; earn a living

   "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

   Synonyms:
   bring home the bacon, succeed, furnish, cater, ply, come through, allow for, supply, offer, allow, render, deliver the goods, leave, win, put up

7. provide(verb)

   take measures in preparation for

   "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

   Synonyms:
   bring home the bacon, furnish, cater, ply, allow for, supply, offer, allow, render, leave, put up

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. provide

   Synonyms:
   prepare, arrange, procure, afford, supply, contribute, yield, cater, furnish, get, agree, produce, collect, stipulate

   Antonyms:
   misprovide, neglect, overlook, withhold, retain, appropriate, refuse, deny, alienate, divert, misemploy, mismanage

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. provide(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   prepare, procure, get ready, make ready

2. provide(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   supply, furnish, stock

3. provide(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   cater, furnish supplies

4. provide(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   take measures, make provision

5. provide(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   stipulate, bargain, contract, engage, agree, covenant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. provide(v)

   Synonyms:
   supply, furnish, stipulate, covenant, agree, cater, purvey

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   providing, offer, give, deliver, provision, provided, furnish, ensure, supply, provides, submit, facilitate, make, bring, lend, offering, communicate, delivering, supplying, render, grant, pay, produce, allow, create, constitute, contribute, giving, facilitating, offered, present, delivery, ge, contain, offers, establish, be, fournir, predict, extend, enable, indicate, equip, guarantee, include, obtain, assure, afford, available

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How to use provide in a sentence?

1. Melissa Hardecopf:

   School security is a big discussion, and everyone thinks it is a shame [ we need to talk about it ], but everyone wants to feel a little more empowered, that they can provide safety for their kids in their school.

2. Samantha Power:

   In the immediate term this means working with and pressing South Sudan's leadership to provide for security in Juba, to safeguard freedom of movement and to provide for unfettered humanitarian access.

3. Oliver Lacey-Hall:

   If we have a large-scale disaster in this region - as you saw in Nepal - boom, we're in there. And we provide that support fairly rapidly.

4. Lloyd Doggett:

   I think knowing what we know now and looking back on it, it would have been better to move earlier, the President has made it clear that The President doesn't intend to provide any documents.

5. Wulf Utian:

   This is a real symptom, not to be ignored, for which numerous options are available that will provide significant relief, don’t try and just live with it, see your health provider.

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