Synonyms of transiency

transiency

noun

ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ən(t)-sē 

as in shortness

the state or quality of lasting only for a short time

because of the transiency of their residency, college students often display little interest in the welfare of the towns where they go to school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortness
• transience
• temporariness
• impermanence
• transitoriness
• ephemerality
• evanescence
• impermanency
• fleetingness
• momentariness
• fugitiveness
• brevity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanence
• endurance
• continuation
• continuance
• permanency
• longevity

Examples of transiency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival. —Dallas News, 27 July 2022

The council will hold a workshop outlining strategies and efforts to remedy homelessness and transiency in the city. —Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021

Logistical complications to vaccinating in prisons could include the transiency of inmates, who cycle through jails and prisons for highly variable timeframes -- an extra big problem with a two-dose immunization. —Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2020

The town suffered from high rates of transiency and wild economic swings, which contributed to one of the country’s highest suicide rates. —Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 30 May 2018