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provisional

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

arranged or existing for the present, subject to change

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Provisional in a sentence

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The committee reached only a provisional agreement pending review.

Synonyms
temporaryinterimtentativeconditional
Antonyms
permanentdefinitivefixed
Common questions

Questions about “provisional

Provisional (adjective) means arranged or existing for the present, subject to change
Here is provisional used in an example sentence: "The committee reached only a provisional agreement pending review."
Common synonyms for provisional include temporary, interim, tentative, conditional.
Antonyms of provisional include permanent, definitive, fixed.
Provisional is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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