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temporary
adjective as in lasting only a short while
Strongest matches
brief, interim, limited, makeshift, momentary, provisional, short-lived, transitory
Strong matches
acting, alternate, ephemeral, fugitive, impermanent, make-do, mortal, passing, perishable, shifting, short, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, volatile
Weak matches
Band-Aid, ad hoc, ad interim, changeable, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, overnight, pro tem, pro tempore, provisory, slapdash, unfixed, unstable
Example Sentences
The difference now, many say, is that the problem isn’t temporary anymore.
The attack prompted "a temporary closure" of the 120-kilometre highway linking Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital of neighbouring Yobe state, for the military to defuse explosives planted by the militants, the army said.
Don’t overreact to a temporary drop in your score.
And the location was changed, with the temporary space — which probably will stand for several years while the library is being rebuilt — now set to be placed atop two tennis courts at the rec center.
Dating to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the engravings correspond to a time when temporary lakes and rivers reappeared after centuries of extreme aridity.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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