Synonyms of temporary

temporary 1 of 2

noun

as in temp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temp
• associate
• coworker
• colleague
• wage earner
• laborer
• wage slave
• workman
• assistant
• wageworker
• workwoman
• hack
• subordinate
• gandy dancer
• grub
• employee
• workingman
• jobber
• workingwoman
• worker
• drudge
• toiler
• employe
• nine-to-fiver
• flunkey
• underling
• flunky
• navvy
• cog
• retainer
• yes-man
• hireling
• flunkie
• jobholder
• hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employer
• supervisor
• boss
• superior
• gaffer

temporary

2 of 2

adjective

1

as in interim

intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time

summer workers looking for temporary accommodations in private homes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interim
• provisional
• short-term
• transitional
• impermanent
• alternate
• provisory
• provisionary
• makeshift
• transitory
• acting
• expedient
• ad interim
• proxy
• conditional
• ephemeral
• fleeting
• substitute
• limited
• intermediate
• tentative
• intermediary
• terminate
• qualified
• improvised
• short-lived
• terminable
• short-range
• contingent
• fugitive
• replaceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanent
• long-term
• final
• fixed
• settled
• unlimited
• unconditional
• lasting
• set
• unqualified
• extended
• eternal
• standing
• long-range
• perpetual
• everlasting
• enduring
• endless
• immortal
• unending
• timeless
• undying
• deathless
• dateless

2

as in flash

lasting only for a short time

a temporary lapse of memory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flash
• brief
• transient
• passing
• transitory
• momentary
• ephemeral
• fleeting
• short
• evanescent
• deciduous
• little
• short-lived
• impermanent
• fugitive
• fugacious
• short-term
• interim
• provisional
• acting
• shortish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanent
• eternal
• lasting
• perpetual
• enduring
• everlasting
• endless
• immortal
• unending
• timeless
• lifelong
• deathless
• ceaseless
• undying
• persistent
• durable
• long-lived
• continuing
• dateless
• indestructible
• imperishable
• indefectible

3

as in provisional

serving in a position for the time being

the temporary head of the sales division

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interim
• provisional
• acting
• makeshift
• provisory
• provisionary
• alternate
• proxy
• backup
• ad interim
• stopgap
• substitute
• make-do
• jackleg

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanent
• long-term