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ad interim

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ad interim

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

  • will serve as the ad interim CEO until the merger of the two corporations is complete
Synonyms of ad interim

impermanent, interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, short-term, temporary
Words Related to ad interim

acting

alternate, proxy, substitute

expedient, improvised, makeshift

intermediary, intermediate, transitional

ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory

conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative

replaceable, terminable, terminate
Near Antonyms of ad interim

final, fixed, set, settled

unconditional, unlimited, unqualified

extended, lasting, long-range, standing

dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending
Antonyms of ad interim

long-term, permanent

2 serving in a position for the time being

  • an ad interim government until the new constitution goes into effect
Synonyms of ad interim

acting, interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, temporary
Words Related to ad interim

alternate, backup, jackleg, make-do, makeshift, proxy, stopgap, substitute
Antonyms of ad interim

long-term, permanent

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