Need another word that means the same as “transient”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “transient” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Transient” are: ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory, transeunt, temporary, short-term, impermanent, brief, short, momentary
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “transient” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| brief | Of short duration or distance. Covered the matter in a brief statement. |
| ephemeral | Lasting a very short time. Works of more than ephemeral interest. |
| fugacious | Lasting a very short time. Fugacious blossoms. |
| impermanent | Not permanent; not lasting- James Thurber. Impermanent palm cottages. |
| momentary | Lasting for a markedly brief time. A momentary lapse of concentration. |
| passing | Carried out quickly and lightly. A passing grade. |
| short | Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. Short in cotton. |
| short-lived | Lasting a very short time. |
| short-term | Relating to or extending over a limited period. |
| temporary | Lacking continuity or regularity. Temporary housing. |
| transeunt | Of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind. |
| transitory | Not permanent. Love is transitory but it is eternal. |
| abbreviated | (of clothing) very short. An abbreviated version of the earlier work. |
| abbreviation | The process of abbreviating something. Nursing records must be written without abbreviation. |
| brevity | Shortness of time. For brevity it is worth using these little symbols. |
| brief | Instruct a barrister by brief. Be brief and don t talk for longer than is necessary. |
| concise | Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. A concise account of the country s history. |
| conditional | A conditional clause or conjunction. Lent conditional support. |
| ephemeral | An ephemeral plant. The ephemeral joys of childhood. |
| fleeting | Lasting for a very short time. A fleeting glance. |
| glance | Throw a glance at take a brief look at. She only glanced at the paper. |
| glimpse | Catch a glimpse of or see briefly. From the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake. |
| illusive | Based on or having the nature of an illusion. Illusive hopes of finding a better job. |
| illusory | Based on or having the nature of an illusion. Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy. |
| interlude | Perform an interlude. An orchestral interlude. |
| moment | A quantity that expresses the average or expected value of the first second third or fourth power of the deviation of each component of a frequency distribution from a given value typically mean or zero The first moment is the mean the second moment the variance the third moment the skew and the fourth moment the kurtosis. She was silent for a moment before replying. |
| momentary | Lasting for a very short time; brief. A momentary glimpse. |
| mortality | The state of being subject to death. The causes of mortality among infants and young children. |
| overview | A general review or summary of a subject. The report overviews the needs of the community. |
| pithiness | Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words. |
| provisional | A provisional stamp. Norman as yet had only a provisional licence. |
| provisory | Subject to a proviso; conditional. A provisory clause. |
| succinct | (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed. Use short succinct sentences. |
| succinctness | Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words. |
| temporary | A person employed on a temporary basis typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency. Employed on a temporary basis. |
| tentative | Unsettled in mind or opinion. He eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room. |
| terse | Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. Short and terse and easy to understand. |
| transience | The attribute of being brief or fleeting. The transience of life and happiness. |
| transitional | Of or relating to or characterized by transition. A transitional government was appointed. |
| transitory | Lasting a very short time. Transitory periods of medieval greatness. |
| truncate | Replace a corner by a plane. Like many women of her generation who were at school just before the war she was obliged to truncate her education. |
| visionary | Relating to or having the ability to see visions in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition. Visionary schemes for getting rich. |
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