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Synonyms for fleetingly

  • adverb

Most common

briefly temporarily summarily transiently flickeringly transitorily ephemerally momently

All synonyms

Adverb

briefly, transiently, temporarily, summarily, flickeringly, transitorily, ephemerally, momently

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    in a fleeting manner; transiently

Example sentences

  • briefly She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
  • temporarily Our online services will be temporarily suspended.
  • summarily The demand was summarily rejected.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fleetinglyrising
brieflysteady
temporarilysteady
summarilyfalling
transientlyrising
flickeringlysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
briefly2
8 letters
momently
9 letters
summarily4
11 letters
temporarily5, transiently, ephemerally
12 letters
flickeringly, transitorily

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (briefly2 = 2 syllables).