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provisionary
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of PROVISIONARY
1
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time <provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup>
Related Words acting; alternate, proxy, substitute; expedient, improvised, makeshift; intermediary, intermediate, transitional; ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory; conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative; replaceable, terminable, terminate
2
serving in a position for the time being <the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations>
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