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transitory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of transitory

lasting only for a short time
  • A transitory panic struck me when I thought that I had left my wallet in the car.
Synonyms of transitory

brief, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient
Words Related to transitory

little, short, shortish

acting, interim, provisional, short-term
Near Antonyms of transitory

lifelong

continuing, durable, persistent

imperishable, indefectible, indestructible
Antonyms of transitory

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

Synonym Discussion of transitory

transient, transitory, ephemeral, momentary, fugitive, fleeting, evanescent mean lasting or staying only a short time. transient applies to what is actually short in its duration or stay.
    • a hotel catering primarily to transient guests
transitory applies to what is by its nature or essence bound to change, pass, or come to an end.
    • fame in the movies is transitory
ephemeral implies striking brevity of life or duration.
    • many slang words are ephemeral
momentary suggests coming and going quickly and therefore being merely a brief interruption of a more enduring state.
    • my feelings of guilt were only momentary
fugitive and fleeting imply passing so quickly as to make apprehending difficult.
    • let a fugitive smile flit across his face
    • fleeting moments of joy
evanescent suggests a quick vanishing and an airy or fragile quality.
    • the story has an evanescent touch of whimsy that is lost in translation

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