Antonyms for providing
| Grammar : Conj, verb |
| Spell : pruh-vahy-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvaɪ dɪŋ |
Definition of providing
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.
- conj as long as; with the understanding
- verb supply, support
- verb determine, specify
- When I last saw her she was providing for five sick and injured ones.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- Sometimes, by way of providing a varied entertainment, they sing a dirge.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- At that moment she might be in the power and at the mercy of him who had followed her; providing he were not friendly.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- In that armor of nature's providing he will not shiver or shake any more.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various
- Leaving the common tables, we may therefore proceed to the means of providing food.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- Your bringing me here and providing for me was even kind, I suppose.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- This is, of course, providing that you start for Providence to-morrer morning.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- First of all, no one will furnish us with a market or means of providing ourselves with food.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- And how long do you expect your body to be equal to providing the necessaries of life for hire?
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- The laboring classes seem to have no idea of economy or of providing for the morrow.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
Synonyms for providing
- accommodate
- add
- administer
- afford
- arrange
- bestow
- bring
- care
- cater
- condition
- contingent upon
- contribute
- dispense
- equip
- favor
- feather
- feed
- fit
- fit out
- fix up
- fix up with
- furnish
- give
- given
- grant
- hand over
- heel
- if
- if and only if
- impart
- implement
- in case
- in the case that
- in the event
- indulge
- keep
- lay down
- lend
- line
- look after
- maintain
- minister
- on condition
- on the assumption
- on these terms
- outfit
- postulate
- prepare
- present
- procure
- produce
- proffer
- provision
- ration
- ready
- render
- replenish
- require
- serve
- stake
- state
- stipulate
- stock
- stock up
- store
- subject to
- supposing
- sustain
- take care of
- transfer
- turn out
- with the proviso
- yield
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