Provisional
Provisional adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: will form a provisional government until a new leader can be elected
Short-lived and provisional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-lived" instead an adjective "Provisional".
Short-lived
Short-lived adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: the skier's triumph turned out to be short-lived, as the next competitor bested her time
Provisional and short-lived are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Provisional" instead an adjective phrase "Short-lived".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brief and provisional
- brief and short-lived
- ephemeral and provisional
- ephemeral and short-lived
- makeshift and provisional
- makeshift and short-lived
- passing and provisional
- passing and short-lived
- momentary and provisional
- momentary and short-lived
- fleeting and provisional
- fleeting and short-lived
- temporary and provisional
- temporary and short-lived
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