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transient adj.
transient/transitory adj.

ADJECTIVE

transient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ephemeral fleeting short-term transitory

STRONG

brief flash fly-by-night flying fugitive passing short temporal volatile

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating evanescent flitting fugacious impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving provisional short-lived transmigratory unstable vacating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual

ADJECTIVE

transient/transitory

Synonyms

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating ephemeral evanescent flash fleeting flitting fly-by-night flying fugacious fugitive impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving passing provisional short short-lived short-term temporal transmigratory unstable vacating volatile

Antonyms

WEAK

enduring incessant lasting long-lasting neverending permanent persistent undying

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going by

The video from the creator going by D1 Instigator now has more than a million views and over 220,000 likes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"There's petrol at the filling station, but they're not selling it," complained one local resident who has started using his bicycle to avoid going by car unless absolutely necessary.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Unable to get her to go places that I would enjoy as much as her, I started going by myself.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

After its initial success, Allbirds tried to keep the momentum going by introducing new products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

“No, sir,” returned Wemmick; “it was going by post, when you brought Mr. Pip into the office. Here it is.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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