Provisory
Provisory adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot
Transitional and provisory are semantically related In some cases you can use "Transitional" instead an adjective "Provisory".
Transitional
Transitional adjective - Of or relating to or characterized by transition.
Provisory and transitional are semantically related in contingent topic. You can use "Provisory" instead an adjective "Transitional".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unsettled and provisory
- unsettled and transitional
- intermediate and provisory
- intermediate and transitional
- ephemeral and provisory
- ephemeral and transitional
- makeshift and provisory
- makeshift and transitional
- passing and provisory
- passing and transitional
- temporary and provisory
- temporary and transitional
- transient and provisory
- transient and transitional
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Transitional and Provisory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/provisory/transitional
Provisory & Transitional. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/provisory/transitional>.
Transitional or Provisory. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/provisory/transitional.
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