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. Gunilla Lindberg:

   We want to open it up for smaller nations to be able to have a worldwide event without complicated venues and expenses. Here they put up provisional venues. It is a low-budget project, we told them we don't want big opening ceremonies, big expensive venues. We want beach competitions where athletes are happy and enjoying themselves in their competitions.

2. 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.

3. Jean Louis:

   I declare to accept the choice of the opposition and the civil society to be able to serve my country as the provisional president.

4. Jeb Bush:

   You tell me if this is amnesty, you come out from the shadows. You receive a provisional work permit. You pay taxes. You don't receive federal government assistance. You learn English ...You work.

5. Jeb Bush:

   You come out from the shadows. You receive a provisional work permit. You pay taxes. You don't receive federal government assistance. You learn English ...You work.