Synonyms for stipulation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Provision
provision, proviso, requirement, condition, clause, term, caveat, pre-condition
2. Agreement
agreement, contract, pact, bargain, obligation, covenant, convention, compact, concordat
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
- n. 2
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
The stipulations of the contract won't allow you to do that.
Related words
- Word family
- stipulate
Forms
- Plural
- stipulations → provisions, provisos, requirements, conditions…
Choose the right word
A stipulation is a single item in an agreement or contract.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- requirement So friendship is also a requirement for happiness.
- provision There was a provision in his will for his mistress.
- clause A clause is composed of a subject and a predicate.
- proviso On the proviso that you don't use mayonaise, you may make me a sandwich.
- contract He was made to sign the contract against his will.
- agreement I'm in complete agreement with everything he said.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stipulation | falling | |
| requirement | steady | |
| provision | falling | |
| clause | falling | |
| proviso | falling | |
| contract | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- term1, pact1
- 6 letters
- clause1, caveat3
- 7 letters
- compact2, bargain2, proviso3
- 8 letters
- contract2, covenant3, warranty3
- 9 letters
- condition3, agreement3, provision3, concordat
- 10 letters
- convention3, obligation4
- 11 letters
- requirement3
- 13 letters
- specification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caveat3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- stipulation
- Italiano
- stipulazione