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Another word for providing

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• verb (Context 1)

To make available for use; to supply or equip someone with something needed or wanted (present participle of provide).

Usage Example

"The university is supplying all incoming students with free access to digital research archives."

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supplying
furnishing
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giving
equipping
delivering
offering

• conjunction (Context 2)

On the condition or understanding that; if (often followed by 'that').

Usage Example

"We can hold the reception outdoors in the courtyard, provided the weather remains clear and warm."

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provided
if
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assuming
presuming
supposing
granting

• verb (Context 3)

To make adequate preparation for a possible future event or supply the means of subsistence (usually followed by 'for' or 'against').

Usage Example

"She worked two jobs for years while supporting for her three young children."

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supporting
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sustaining
maintaining
preparing
planning

• verb (Context 4)

To stipulate or specify as a condition in a law, treaty, or contract (present participle of provide).

Usage Example

"The committee drafted a new clause stipulating that all board meetings be open to the public."

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stipulating
specifying
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requiring
mandating
prescribing

• noun (Context 5)

The act or process of supplying, furnishing, or making something available for use.

Usage Example

"The timely provision of clean drinking water was the relief agency's highest priority after the storm."

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provision
supplying
furnishing
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delivery
allocation

Opposites of providing

Looking for antonyms? The opposite of providing varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites:

neglecting
unless
withholding
depriving
deprivation
denying
refusing
forbidding
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