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. Shahriman Lockman:

   The fact that he chose to stick to his plans to attend the conference does say something: it will doubtless provide an opportunity to rejuvenate Malaysia-Japan ties.

2. Doug Raaberg:

   What they need  is assurance that the equipment that they're using is sustained both today and tomorrow. We need to provide them good affordable solutions.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   This strike should send a message to corporate CEOs across the country, it is absolutely unacceptable for profitable corporations to provide obscene compensation packages to executives, while ripping off workers and their families.

4. President Bruce Shepard:

   We need time to press the criminal investigation and to plan how, as a campus, we will come together to demonstrate our outrage, to listen to each other, and to support each other, so, I have decided to cancel classes today in order to provide that time.

5. William Barr:

   I also believe it is very important that the public and Congress be informed of the results of the special counsel's work, my goal will be to provide as much transparency as I can consistent with the law.

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