Another word for transient
transient
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Temporary
provisional, ephemeral, transitory, momentary, evanescent, fleeting; see also temporary.
In motion
migrating, emigrating, vacating; see moving 2.
transient applies to that which lasts or stays but a short time a transient guest, feeling, etc.; transitory refers to that which by its very nature must sooner or later pass or end life is transitory; ephemeral literally means existing only one day and, by extension, applies to that which is markedly short-lived ephemeral glory; momentary implies duration for a moment or an extremely short time a momentary lull in the conversation; evanescent applies to that which appears momentarily and fades quickly away an evanescent image of the scene revealed by lightning; fleeting suggests the swift passing movement of a thing that cannot be caught or held a fleeting thought
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Another word for transient
Lasting or existing only for a short time:
ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transitory. See continue, time
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