providing

Furnishing what's needed

Providing is used as a conjunction to introduce a condition applying to the main clause: You can go to the movies, providing you first complete your homework. Provided is more common.

supplying

delivery

Conveyance of goods

shipment · procurement · allocation · inventory · replenishment · dispatch · consignment · goods · commodities · merchandise

support

assistance

Support or aid given

  • aidSupport given freely
  • reliefEasing of distress
  • helpAssistance given

care · rescue · emergency · humanitarian · shelter · sustenance · welfare · compassion · protection · guidance

nurturing

caregiving

Attending to dependents

fostering · rearing · upbringing · tending · cherishing · bonding · attachment · motherhood · fatherhood · guardianship

giving

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

contribution · gift · offering · bequest · legacy · scholarship · fellowship · funding · sponsorship · patronage

stipulating

terms

Conditions of an agreement

specification · mandate · obligation · covenant · prerequisite · stipulation · guarantee · commitment · contingency · qualification

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Opposites
GIVING vs. WITHHOLDING

providingwithholding

Keeping from another

denying · refusing · keeping · hoarding · retaining

supply vs. deprivation

providingdepriving

Taking something from someone

neglecting · abandoning · denying · starving · failing

giving vs. taking

providingtaking

Act of acquiring

receiving · claiming · extracting · seizing · confiscating

Family

provide, provided, provisions, provision, provider, provincial, provides, providence, proviso

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G