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temporary

/ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/noun, adjective4 syllables

Temporary means: not permanent; not lasting.

Synonyms for temporary34

noun, as in a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

temp, temporary worker

adjective, as in not permanent; not lasting

impermanent, acting, ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious, episodic, evanescent, fly-by-night, improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift
and 8 more, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, shipboard, temporal, terminable, working, unstable

adjective, as in lacking continuity or regularity

irregular, part-time, part time

also used for temporary

earthly, brief, deciduous, fleeting, flying, temporaneous, floater

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What does temporary mean?3

adjective

1

not permanent; not lasting“politics is an impermanent factor of life”

2

lacking continuity or regularity“an irregular worker”

noun

1

a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with temporary?1

five syllables

contemporary
Show 1 near rhymes
contemporaries

Temporary in a sentence

  • No joy is temporary, because the impression it leaves is permanent.carlosalberto
  • At the ethics committee, a temporary halt to cloning experiments was decided.JimBreen
  • There were no casualties, and the hospital was moved to temporary accommodation.CM
  • Sticky tape works as a temporary solution, but will not last long.bigfellow68
  • As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.CM
  • A temporary fix is unacceptable, in my opinion.CK
  • Your problem is temporary, and suicide is permanent.Miktsoanit
  • I've run up against all kinds of people, working as a temporary.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of temporary

as a noun

plural
temporaries