TEMPORARY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

temporary 1 of 2

adjective

ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē

as in interim

intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time summer workers looking for temporary accommodations in private homes

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Relevance

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as in flash

lasting only for a short time a temporary lapse of memory

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as in provisional

serving in a position for the time being the temporary head of the sales division

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temporary

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noun

as in temp

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Adjective

The statement must specify whether the condition is temporary or permanent, along with the following vehicle information: make, model, year and vehicle identification number. —

Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024 All told, the number of people on temporary layoff spiked by a whopping 249,000 in July, a rise Morgan Stanley says accounted for most of the leap in the unemployment rate. —

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024

Noun

Measures of address changes, some temporary of course, were up over 27% in 2020 as moves spiked early in the pandemic and this trend has continued into 2021. —

Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 7 July 2021 Instead, a teacher may move from a temporary to a permanent license if the individual has not been placed on an improvement plan. —

Caroline Maguire and Laura Mogelson, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for temporary

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