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provisional
Meaning: temporary and subject to later confirmation or change
provisional in a sentence
How provisional is used in real sentences:
The committee approved a provisional schedule for the autumn term.
The delegates reached a provisional agreement while formal terms were still being drafted.
“Their first conclusions remained provisional because several port registers had not yet arrived, but the evidence already pointed toward deliberate fraud.”
— from the passage The Threads in the Ledger
Synonyms for provisional
Other words for provisional — temporary, interim and conditional — carry the same meaning.
- temporary
- interim
- conditional
Antonyms of provisional
Words that mean the opposite of provisional:
- final
- permanent
- definitive
Where it comes from
From Latin provisio, meaning 'foresight or preparation.'
Memory hook
PROVISIONAL contains 'vision': the plan works for now but may change with a clearer vision.
Practice provisional in the app