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Synonyms for momently

  • adverb

Most common

briefly momentarily transiently fleetingly

Synonyms by meaning

Adverb

1. Momentarily — momentarily; for a moment

momentarily, briefly, transiently, fleetingly

2. Continually — from moment to moment; continually

little by little, continually

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    From moment to moment; continually.

    Growing momently more discontent.

  2. adv. 2

    Momentarily; for a moment.

Example sentences

  • briefly She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
  • momentarily The goat strayed away from the flock momentarily.
  • fleetingly Our eyes met just fleetingly.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
momentlysteady
brieflysteady
momentarilyrising
transientlyrising
fleetinglyrising

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

By length

7 letters
briefly2
10 letters
fleetingly3
11 letters
continually5, momentarily5, transiently

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