Synonyms of interim

interim 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in temporary

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

putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temporary
• provisional
• transitional
• short-term
• ad interim
• alternate
• provisionary
• provisory
• acting
• makeshift
• proxy
• impermanent
• expedient
• substitute
• transitory
• intermediary
• conditional
• intermediate
• tentative
• improvised
• qualified
• ephemeral
• fleeting
• limited
• terminate
• short-lived
• terminable
• fugitive
• contingent
• short-range
• replaceable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanent
• final
• fixed
• settled
• long-term
• set
• unconditional
• extended
• lasting
• standing
• unqualified
• unlimited
• eternal
• perpetual
• enduring
• everlasting
• endless
• unending
• immortal
• timeless
• long-range
• deathless
• undying
• dateless

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• permanent
• final
• fixed
• settled
• long-term
• set
• unconditional
• extended
• lasting
• standing
• unqualified
• unlimited
• eternal
• perpetual
• enduring
• everlasting
• endless
• unending
• immortal
• timeless
• long-range
• deathless
• undying
• dateless

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2

as in provisional

serving in a position for the time being

will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provisional
• acting
• temporary
• alternate
• provisory
• ad interim
• stopgap
• makeshift
• provisionary
• backup
• proxy
• substitute
• make-do
• jackleg

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanent
• long-term

• permanent
• long-term

interim

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noun

as in interval

a break in continuity

there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interval
• hiatus
• interruption
• interregnum
• interlude
• gap
• lull
• pause
• parenthesis
• intermission
• hiccup
• suspension
• discontinuity
• interstice
• hiccough
• window
• adjournment
• time lag
• discontinuance
• respite
• space
• lag
• rest
• entr'acte
• caesura
• comma
• interspace
• bumper
• lapse
• subinterval
• recess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuity
• run
• progression
• stretch
• continuum
• procession

• continuation
• continuity
• run
• progression
• stretch
• continuum
• procession

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Phrases Containing interim

• ad interim

• ad interim