FUGACIOUS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

fugacious

adjective

fyü-ˈgā-shəs

Definition of fugacious

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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Adjective

On Monday, the flash-flood threat is lower, but locally heavy downpours are possible for parts of the Mid-Atlantic later in the day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Cronan, however, dismissed other claims, including those tied to Burgess’ flash-drive allegations.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of flash

Adjective

The drug induces a powerful loss of personal identity and a brief but total dissolution of time and space.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Getting over this final hurdle comes after months of delays, including the major antitrust lawsuit from a coalition of 12 states, and even a Hail Mary last ditch amicus brief from a grassroots coalition that sought to block the merger entirely.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of brief

Adjective

Kelly threw cold water on that argument in his ruling last week granting the temporary restraining order against the White House ban.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Days later, his mother, Teresita Lavandeira, filed for temporary custody of Mario, 13; Mia, 11; and Mayte, 8.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of temporary

Adjective

Davis, West Sacramento and unincorporated Sacramento County already charge a 12% transient occupancy tax, and Measure X would bring Yolo County’s rate in line with those jurisdictions.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Fugue states are a precursor to the breakdown of memory; Simon’s agent begins experiencing episodes of a condition called transient global amnesia.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of transient

Adjective

Maryland’s reliance on the passing game could pose problems for a secondary that was picked apart by Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne last week and is still without free safety Tao Johnson.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Gaines has 234 yards and two touchdowns on 45 carries, as well as 58 yards and a touchdown in the passing game.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 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 Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Viral memes and videos are often good for only ephemeral dopamine hits, but leave the elixir to the humor and talent of the Gregory Brothers, a longtime musical quartet.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of ephemeral

Adjective

Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transitory

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