Dependent
Temporary
Temporary adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Dependent and temporary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dependent" instead an adjective "Temporary".
Nearby Words: temporal, temporarily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Temporary: This parent acts like a brat during the neediest stages of their child's development, but mellows out when the child is less dependent on his or her parents.
Source: Jealous Parent - In Final Fantasy II, it's possible for the fourth party member to become this, dependent on how much the player has raised the other three members and how much effort they put into the temporary members.
Source: The Load / Video Games
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Temporary and Dependent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dependent/temporary
Dependent & Temporary. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dependent/temporary>.
Temporary or Dependent. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dependent/temporary.
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