Synonyms for provisional
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1. provisional

   Synonyms:
   conditional, contingent, hypothetical, temporary

   Antonyms:
   unconditional, absolute, permanent, perpetual

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1. probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentativeadjective

   under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

   "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

   Synonyms:
   provisionary, probationary, tentative, doubtful

   Antonyms:
   unconditional, unconditioned

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1. provisionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   temporary, provisory

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1. List of paraphrases for "provisional":

   interim, temporary, tentative, terminable, pretrial, provisoire, preliminary, pre-trial, caretaker, tent.ative, transitional, staging-area, temporarily, draft, makeshift, casual

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1. Cody Hall:

   Based on counts released by the Secretary of State's office, Brian Kemp's margin is so large that the number of provisional ballots and overseas ballots will not change his Election Day victory, simply put, it is mathematically impossible for Stacey Abrams to win or force a run-off election.

2. Julius Ngouade Baba:

   We are able to give the provisional results from the countryside (outside Bangui) on Sunday or Monday.

3. The Paris-based agency:

   Recent data show that the use of personal cars rose above pre-Covid levels in many locations, with provisional data for the US pointing to very strong gasoline in September and October.

4. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann:

   A provisional translation by an interpreter shows that he expressly announces, in the name of Allah, and testifying his allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a famous Islamist leader, an act of revenge against the Germans because they're getting in the way of Islam.

5. Perfecto Yasay:

   We are not yet engaged in bilateral talks with anyone, but I would like to see how we can pursue certain provisional arrangements so that it would lead to opening of bilateral or multilateral engagements should that be necessary.