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
  • Slow-moving storms may pose flash-flood risks across large portions of North, West, Central, South and East Texas beginning on Sunday, June 12, with the main threats expected early to mid-week.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Don’t miss Alcopop’s Black Mango Watermelon, Seongju Chamoe and Watermelon Ice Pop; Matcha Latte, with flash-frozen local herbs and a hand-cut ice diamond; and Journey, a concoction that maps a tomato’s global odyssey.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of flash
Adjective
  • Project Glasswing gave a perception that defenders would have a brief window to strengthen their defenses before the offensive capabilities of Mythos or equivalent models were available to the public.
    — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Supporters only caught a brief glimpse of the SUV that met Messi on the tarmac to transport him and his family to the private neighborhood of Funes, roughly 300 kilometers (185 miles) north of Buenos Aires.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of brief
Adjective
  • The temporary waivers marked a central US concession for Iran to reopen the crucial waterway, reaping almost immediate financial benefit for Tehran.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The venue will feature a 10,000-seat permanent stadium, two temporary show courts, and eight other field courts.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of temporary
Adjective
  • Mendieta is best known for work that interweaves sadness with violence, drawing on her experiences of exile and her feminist politics to negotiate the transient fragility of life.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • His vision of transient living, where violence, desolation and sexuality were expressed through an aching slide guitar, offered a counterpoint to the gospel heard throughout southern Baptist churches.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of transient
Adjective
  • Stockton threw the most passing touchdowns of any high school quarterback in state history (177) as a four-year starter for the Wildcats.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • When France were in possession, every passing lane appeared closed.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 July 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
  • Like a poem, a picture is another way of remembering, of trying to capture the ephemeral, recover a fleeting moment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Others express concern about shifting attention of the schools too sharply to the ephemeral needs of the labor market.
    — Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026
Definition of ephemeral
Adjective
  • 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
  • In June of that year, as the Fed pivoted off its transitory-inflation stance, the team used its quarterly investor call to lay out the changes coming to its investment and property management approach.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of transitory
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