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Synonyms for provisional

The synonym for provisional recorded in this bank is tentative, in the sense "under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for provisional

tentativeadjective, in the sense "under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and provisional carries one sense so far.

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineTime

under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

A provisional government.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

tentative

Same sentence, swapped: A tentative government.

Close but different

The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.

circumstantial
accidental
occasional

Where provisional turns up in the game

provisional is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where provisional is the trap

decisiveadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is conclusive, in the sense "producing a definite, conclusive result that settles a contest", and provisional is one of the three tiles that lose.
ceremonialadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is titular, in the sense "symbolic rather than functional, done for formality alone", with provisional sitting one tile away.
experimentaladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is observational, in the sense "relying on observation or experiment", and provisional is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play provisional

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so provisional reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. No sentence here is generated at deploy time.

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hithertoadverbpreviouslyup until this point in timeRidgelineHas a reason line intermittentadjectivefitfulstopping and starting at irregular intervalsRidgelineHas a reason line loomverbimpendto appear, especially as something imminent and unsettlingRidgelineHas a reason line protractedadjectivelengthylasting for a longer time than expected or usualRidgelineHas a reason line napnounsleepa period of time spent sleepingTreelineHas a reason line obsoleteadjectiveoutmodedno longer in use because something newer has replaced itTreelineHas a reason line overnightadverbsuddenlyvery quickly, as if within a single nightFoothillsHas a reason line upsetnounoverturnan improbable and unexpected victoryRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line

Every word is an answer somewhere and a trap somewhere else

provisional is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 3. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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