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short-lived

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of short-lived

lasting only for a short time

the skier's triumph turned out to be short-lived, as the next competitor bested her time

Synonyms of short-lived

brief, deciduous, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, passing, temporary, transient, transitory

Words Related to short-lived

little, short, shortish

acting, interim, provisional, short-term

Near Antonyms of short-lived

continuing, durable, persistent

imperishable, indefectible, indestructible

Antonyms of short-lived

ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending

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