Permanent
Permanent adjective - Lasting forever.
Usage example: a temporary compromise has been accepted until a more permanent solution can be agreed upon
Short-term is an antonym for permanent.
Short-term
Short-term adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
Both words in one sentence
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Or wait... it could be a Deal with the Devil; short-term pleasure resulting in permanent bodily ruination!
Source: Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory - It works beautifully, but does have short-term memory loss as a potential side-effect, which is usually temporary but occasionally permanent; most patients with depression that is severe enough to need ECT consider this an acceptable trade off.
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With short-term use there's few permanent side effects, but the individual will undergo a huge temporary personality shift as they alter their own mindset to correspond to whichever situation has caused them to take Wyvern in the first place.
Source: Psycho Serum
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Short-term and Permanent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/permanent/short-term
Permanent & Short-term. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/permanent/short-term>.
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