Brief and Permanent

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Brief

Brief adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: fortunately, the meeting was brief
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Permanent is an antonym for brief in short in time topic.
Nearby Words: briefing, briefly, briefed, briefness, briefcase

Permanent

Permanent adjective - Lasting forever.
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Brief is an antonym for permanent in lasting topic.
Nearby Words: permanently, permanence, permanency
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  • Blog / Off the Page and into Life Leaning on the Fourth Wall: Gossip Girl took a brief hiatus (which became a permanent absence) because her mun was on a trip to Italy.
    Source: Blog / Off the Page and into Life
  • Western Animation / Centurions Later, Hacker had a brief Freak Out when Doc told him that the change was permanent and accidentally mortally injured Doc.
    Source: Western Animation / Centurions
  • Radio / The Frantics The following year they got their own series, Frantic Times, which began as a brief summer replacement for The Royal Canadian Air Farce but eventually graduated to its own permanent slot.
    Source: Radio / The Frantics
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