Synonyms of transiency

transiency

noun

ˈtran(t)-sh(ē-)ən(t)-sē 

as in shortness

the state or quality of lasting only for a short time

because of the transiency of their residency, college students often display little interest in the welfare of the towns where they go to school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortness
• transience
• temporariness
• impermanence
• transitoriness
• ephemerality
• evanescence
• impermanency
• fleetingness
• momentariness
• fugitiveness
• brevity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permanence
• endurance
• continuation
• continuance
• permanency
• longevity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transiency

Locke also had a high transiency rate before Green Dot was in charge. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

That is everybody in college basketball in an era of transaction and transiency that has been compared to unlimited free agency without a salary cap. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

That’s nothing in the age of digital transiency. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026

But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival. — Dallas News, 27 July 2022

Logistical complications to vaccinating in prisons could include the transiency of inmates, who cycle through jails and prisons for highly variable timeframes -- an extra big problem with a two-dose immunization. — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2020

The town suffered from high rates of transiency and wild economic swings, which contributed to one of the country’s highest suicide rates. — Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 30 May 2018