Synonyms for impermanent
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Temporary
temporary, transient, transitory, ephemeral, fleeting, evanescent, perishable, changeable, passing, short-lived, temporal, fugitive, fugacious, mortal, momentary, volatile, flitting, deciduous, transitive
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Definitions
- adj. 1
not permanent; unperpetual.
Example sentences
- temporary The banker's pay cut was temporary, not permanent.
- transient Everything is transient and therefore sorrowful.
- ephemeral Love's pleasure is ephemeral; regret eternal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impermanent | rising | |
| temporary | falling | |
| transient | steady | |
| ephemeral | rising | |
| transitory | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- mortal2
- 7 letters
- passing2
- 8 letters
- volatile3, temporal3, fugitive3, fleeting2, flitting2
- 9 letters
- temporary4, transient2, momentary4, ephemeral4, deciduous4, fugacious
- 10 letters
- perishable4, changeable3, transitive, transitory4, evanescent4
- 11 letters
- unpermanent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mortal2 = 2 syllables).