fugacious

adjective

fyü-ˈgā-shəs How to pronounce fugacious (audio)
Definition of fugaciousnext
as in flash
lasting only for a short time savor the fugacious pleasures of life as intensely as the more enduring ones

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fugacious
  1. flash
  2. brief
  3. temporary
  4. transient
  5. passing
  6. evanescent
  7. ephemeral
  8. transitory
Adjective
  • For example, there is a greater focus on workwear that can address flash-fire hazards while also functioning as everyday task wear.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Parts of Connecticut and New York, including the Albany area, remained under flash-flood warnings on Wednesday morning.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of flash
Adjective
  • Parton died Tuesday at 80 following a brief battle with cancer.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Previous research has shown that on average, one death is prevented for every 230 naloxone kits distributed, so even this brief ban may have resulted in several preventable overdose deaths.
    — Paul Christine, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of brief
Adjective
  • Gates officially open Monday, August 31, but just over half of the attendees will arrive earlier to build the big art installations and other features of the temporary city.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • However, temporary court orders and pending litigation have affected the official list of qualifying professional degrees.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of temporary
Adjective
  • Most impressively, complex transient checks passed on the first try only.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the human presence in that region is transient—tourists who marvel at nature and soon depart.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of transient
Adjective
  • Hafley acknowledged Miller and Gronowski were put in less than ideal situations Saturday against the Giants but said the entire passing game operation must be better.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Out wide, Drake London and tight end Kyle Pitts offer massive target profiles downfield, while speedster Zachariah Branch—drafted in the third round—gives the passing game a quick-element weapon.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of passing
Adjective
  • Still, this is evanescent stuff, hardly weighty enough to get mad about with respect to the aforementioned problematic areas.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The benefits of being a statesman, analysts say, can be evanescent if domestic woes keep piling up.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of evanescent
Adjective
  • The prospect of a book, uneditable once on shelves, presented an overwhelming feeling of finality compared to the ever-evolving, ephemeral language of fashion design.
    — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Applications became distributed across multiple environments, infrastructure became ephemeral and developers could provision resources at unprecedented speed.
    — Michael Nicosia, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ephemeral
Adjective
  • That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On the National Mall this week, Freedom 250 signs pointed visitors toward temporary state pavilions, a Ferris wheel and mobile, transitory history exhibits.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of transitory
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“Fugacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fugacious. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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