All temporary synonyms
tem·po·rar·y
T t adj temporary
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
- migrational — the process or act of migrating.
- fugacious — fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
- fugitive — a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
- deciduous — A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
- momentary — lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- lamster — a fugitive from the law.
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- impermanent — not permanent or enduring; transitory.
- flitting — to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
noun temporary
- fill-in — a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion: The company used a fill-in for workers on vacation.
- motel — a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- locum — locum tenens.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
adjective temporary
- flasher — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- jobbing — a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
- experiential — Involving or based on experience and observation.
- freelance — Also, freelancer. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.
- foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- experimental — (of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.
- evanescent — Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
- migrative — Of, pertaining to, or causing migration.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.