Meaning & use
Provisionally
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In a way that is arranged or established temporarily, subject to later confirmation or change.
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The results were provisionally accepted pending further review.
He was provisionally offered the job, contingent on a background check.
A note on using this word
Common in legal, academic, and employment contexts to signal that a decision is not yet final.
Words with a similar meaning
temporarilytentatively
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Words with an opposite meaning
permanentlydefinitively
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