Impermanent
Impermanent adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: built an impermanent structure to serve for the archaeologists' living quarters during the dig
Provisory and impermanent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provisory" instead an adjective "Impermanent".
Provisory
Provisory adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot
Impermanent and provisory are semantically related. You can use "Impermanent" instead an adjective "Provisory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mortal and impermanent
- mortal and provisory
- brief and impermanent
- brief and provisory
- ephemeral and impermanent
- ephemeral and provisory
- unstable and impermanent
- unstable and provisory
- makeshift and impermanent
- makeshift and provisory
- passing and impermanent
- passing and provisory
- momentary and impermanent
- momentary and provisory
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Provisory and Impermanent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impermanent/provisory
Impermanent & Provisory. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impermanent/provisory>.
Provisory or Impermanent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impermanent/provisory.
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