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provincial has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 1 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is cosmopolitan.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
“the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials”
characteristic of the provinces or their people
“deeply provincial and conformist”
1 of the 4 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for provincial.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for provincial come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.