Synonyms for provision
prəˈvɪʒ ən

Princeton's WordNet(2.84 / 12 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. provision, proviso(noun)

   a stipulated condition

   "he accepted subject to one provision"

   Synonyms:
   preparation, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

2. provision, supply, supplying(noun)

   the activity of supplying or providing something

   Synonyms:
   preparation, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

3. planning, preparation, provision(noun)

   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. provision(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   preparation, supply, planning, supplying, proviso

5. provision, purvey(verb)

   supply with provisions

   Synonyms:
   purvey

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. provision(verb)

   Synonyms:
   victual, supply

2. provision(verb)

   To supply with provisions.

   Synonyms:
   victual, supply

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.13 / 8 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. provision(n.)

   Synonyms:
   providing, provident care

2. provision(n.)

   Synonyms:
   preparation, provident measures or steps

3. provision(n.)

   Synonyms:
   stock, store, hoard, fund

4. provision(n.)

   Synonyms:
   proviso, stipulation, clause

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

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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How to use provision in a sentence?

1. Nic Newman:

   Despite the greater opportunities for paid content, it is likely that most commercial news provision will remain free at the point of use, dependent on low-margin advertising, a market where big tech platforms hold most of the cards.

2. Elizabeth Warren:

   The name may sound a little wonky, but this is a powerful provision that would fundamentally tilt the playing field further in favor of multinational corporations, worse yet, it would undermine U.S. sovereignty.

3. Doug Ellenoff:

   It’s not intended to replace venture capital. If you can get venture capital, God bless you. That’s wonderful, that means you are in a rarified group of profiled companies that are exciting to the VCs, but for many other thousands of entrepreneurs that have started up, they are only looking to find a few hundred thousand dollars, Title III (the provision of the law referring to equity crowdfunding) is a wonderful opportunity.

4. De Zayas:

   I am especially worried about the impact that investor-state-arbitrations (ISDS) have already had and foreseeably will have on human rights, in particular the provision which allows investors to challenge domestic legislation and administrative decisions if these can potentially reduce their profits.

5. President Obama on Wednesday:

   The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations involving U.S. or coalition personnel or the use of special operations forces to take military action against ISIL leadership, it would also authorize the use of U.S. forces in situations where ground combat operations are not expected or intended, such as intelligence collection and sharing, missions to enable kinetic strikes or the provision of operational planning and other forms of advice and assistance to partner forces.

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