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short-term

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of short-term

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

this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem

Synonyms of short-term

ad interim, impermanent, interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, temporary

Words Related to short-term

alternate, proxy, substitute

expedient, improvised, makeshift

intermediary, intermediate, transitional

ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory

conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative

replaceable, terminable, terminate

Near Antonyms of short-term

final, fixed, set, settled

unconditional, unlimited, unqualified

extended, lasting, long-range, standing

dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending

Antonyms of short-term

long-term, permanent

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