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Antonyms for provide for
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : pruh-vahyd |
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvaɪd |
- abandon
- abbreviate
- abstain
- bear
- condemn
- contradict
- create
- deny
- deprive
- disagree
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- discard
- discontinue
- discourage
- dislike
- dismiss
- disprove
- disregard
- distrust
- divide
- exclude
- fail
- forget
- free
- halt
- harm
- hate
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- invalidate
- keep
- lay bare
- lay out
- learn
- leave
- leave alone
- let down
- let go
- look away
- maintain
- neglect
- not care
- obstruct
- oppose
- refuse
- reject
- release
- repudiate
- reveal
- separate
- shorten
- shun
- starve
- stop
- take
- trouble
- turn away
- uncover
- unwrap
- veto
- weaken
Definition of provide for
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin providere "look ahead, prepare, supply, act with foresight," from pro- "ahead" (see pro-) + videre "to see" (see vision). Related: Provided; providing. Earlier in same sense was purvey, which is the same word as deformed in Old French.
- As in sustain : verb keep up, maintain
- As in bring up : verb raise youngster
- As in care : verb tend to
- As in consider : verb turn over in one's mind
- As in cover : verb include, contain
- As in do for : verb help
- As in embrace : verb include in one's beliefs; take into account
- As in fend for : verb take care of
Synonyms for provide for
- abet
- accept
- accommodate
- acknowledge
- admit
- adopt
- aid
- allow for
- approve
- assent to
- assist
- attend
- avail oneself of
- baby sit
- back
- bankroll
- be enough
- bear
- befriend
- benefact
- bolster
- brace
- breed
- buoy
- buttress
- care for
- carry
- chew over
- cogitate
- comfort
- comprehend
- comprise
- concede
- confirm
- consider
- consult
- contain
- contemplate
- continue
- convey
- cover
- cultivate
- deal with
- defend
- deliberate
- develop
- discipline
- dream of
- educate
- eke out existence
- embody
- embrace
- enclose
- encompass
- endorse
- envisage
- espouse
- examine
- excogitate
- favor
- feed
- flirt with
- form
- foster
- get into
- go for
- go in for
- grab
- grant
- have
- help
- help out
- incorporate
- inspect
- involve
- keep alive
- keep an eye on
- keep from falling
- keep going
- keep in mind
- keep tabs on
- lend a hand
- look after
- look at
- lug
- make do
- make provision for
- make use of
- meditate
- meet
- mind
- mind the store
- minister
- mother
- mull over
- muse
- nourish
- nurse
- nurture
- pack
- pay attention to
- perpend
- ponder
- preserve
- prolong
- prop
- protect
- protract
- provide for
- ratify
- reach
- rear
- reason
- receive
- reckon with
- recognize
- refer to
- reflect
- regard
- relieve
- revolve
- ride herd on
- ruminate
- save
- scan
- school
- scrutinize
- see
- see about
- seize
- shore up
- sit
- speculate
- stand by
- stay alive
- steady
- stick up for
- study
- subscribe to
- subsist
- subsume
- suffice
- supply
- support
- survey
- survive
- sustain
- take account of
- take advantage of
- take in
- take into account
- take on
- take pains
- take under advisement
- take up
- teach
- tend
- think out
- think over
- toss around
- tote
- train
- transfer
- transport
- treasure
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- wait on
- watch
- watch over
- welcome
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