I made a temporary repair to the broken door.
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Temporary
/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/
Synonyms for "temporary" (239 found)
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Closest matches (48)
actingad hocad interimalternatealternativebackupband-aidblue collar workerblue-collar workerbreadwinnerbrittlecapriciouscasualcasual laborerchangeablecommon laborercorruptiblecounterfeitdangerousday laborer
Adjective(14 words)
acting turnad hoc approachad hoc instructionad hoc materialsad hoc methodad hoc notesad hoc setupbrief digressionbrief excerptbrief overviewbrief physics guidebrief reliefbrief reportearthly concerns
Strong matches (72)
ephemeralequivalentersatzevanescentexperimentalfactory workerfadingfakeficklefleetingflittingflunkyfly-by-nightflyingfragilefrailfree lancefree-lancerfugaciousfugitive
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Adjective(8 words)
Related words (119)
mutablenavvynondurablenonpermanentoffice temporarypassingperilousperishablephonypinchprecariouspro tempro temporeproletarianprovisionalprovisoryproxyreserveriskyroustabout
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salaried workersecondaryself-employed personservantshakyshiftingshiftyshortshort livedshort-livedslipperysparestiffstopgapsubstitutesupplytemporaltentativeticklishtoilertokentransienttransitivetransitorytreacherousundependableundurableunenduringunfaithworthyunreliableunsolidunsoundunstableunsteadfastunsteadyunsubstantialunsureuntrustworthyutilityvicariousvolatilewage earnerwage slavewageworkerworkerworkgirlworkhandworking girlworkingmanworkingwomanworkman
Noun(32 words)
nonce prepositionofficiatingpart time workerspenciled in notespilotpilot culture change planplaceholderpolitical transition processprovisionalprovisional governmentregentshort livedshort stayshort term capacity constraintsshort volunteering termshort-termstand-instop-gap fundingstopgap measuresubstitute
Adjective(14 words)
nontenuredpilot projectpreliminary imaging diagnosisprobationary licenseprovisional diagnosisseasonal phenomenonshort durationshort termsubject to reviewtentative suggestiontranseunttransitionaryunfixedunstorable
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
9 entriesMore specific
11 entriesinterimpilot programseasonal workerseasonal workersshort-termsubstitute teachersubstitute teacherstemp clerktemp clerkstentativetrial run
Collocations
9 entriestemporary arrangementtemporary classroomtemporary delaytemporary fixtemporary housingtemporary jobtemporary measuretemporary substitutiontemporary worker
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
23 entriesactingephemeralepisodicevanescentfly-by-nightfugaciousimprovisedinterimjury-riggedmakeshiftpart timepart-timepassingpro tempro temporeshipboard
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Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
You'll need a temporary bridge.
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It's a temporary condition.
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Recession is a temporary falling off of business activity during a period when such activity is generally increasing.
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