Entry Word: momentary

Function: adjective

Meaning: lasting only for a short time <the pain of the flu shot was only momentary>

Synonyms ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugitive, impermanent, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory

Related Words brief, short; acting, interim

Near Antonyms lifelong

Antonyms enduring, eternal, everlasting, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual