TRANSITIONAL Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

transitional

adjective

Definition of transitional

as in intermediate

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Recent Examples of transitional The HyperFuel series offers a viable transitional bridge to lower carbon emissions without requiring modifications to existing internal combustion engines. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 This warm and spicy perfume is the perfect transitional scent for the season, with a fruity punch that still feels fresh enough for late summer. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2026 Indeed, the tour came during a transitional period for Perry, who — after facing a harsh reception for her most recent album 143 — weathered a public breakup last summer from Daisy’s dad and her partner of nearly 10 years, Orlando Bloom. — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Alonso is leaning into Chelsea’s strength — the transitional attacking power of his front three — and working on protecting the weakness, giving up too much space for his team to defend. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transitional

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Adjective

One other area to keep an eye on this weekend against the Buckeyes will be how accurate Manning is on his intermediate throws.

— Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
There was Matt Lauter, the Broncos’ three-year starter at the position, who regularly lined up in the slot and became a safety blanket for the offense in picking up short-to-intermediate passes.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of intermediate

Adjective

Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
That all prices – high and low – are transitory is tautological.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transitory

Adjective

This intermediary text is then fed back through all the layers again to create the next steps, and so on, until the model reaches its final answer and outputs the answer text.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
If a signal from car A cannot reach car B directly, or if the path length is too far for an individual beam to travel, the signal must find an intermediary car or stationary sensor nearby that can pass along the message.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of intermediary

Adjective

As fishermen wrestled their catches out of flimsy fiberglass boats near a makeshift shoreside market recently, several stopped to talk with CNN, complaining that the war is ruining business.

— Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Unlike the makeshift sand berms built by the city, his house is protected by a natural mound fortified with resilient pickleweed.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of makeshift

Adjective

Making everyone a potential spy or assassin was only an expedient way to destroy institutions internally and externally through financial incentives.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
While his expedient return to action after those injuries was commendable, the Mets are wondering if a lack of rehab took its toll.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of expedient

Adjective

The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Viral memes and videos are often good for only ephemeral dopamine hits, but leave the elixir to the humor and talent of the Gregory Brothers, a longtime musical quartet.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of ephemeral

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