| Main Entry: | episodic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intermittent; composed of several tales |
Synonyms: |
anecdotal, digressive, disconnected, discursive, disjointed, incidental, irregular, occasional, picaresque, rambling, roundabout, segmented, soap opera, sporadic, wandering |
Antonyms: |
connected, lasting, permanent, regular, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | ephemeral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | momentary, passing |
Synonyms: |
brief, episodic, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, short, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory, unenduring, volatile |
Antonyms: |
enduring, eternal, everlasting, interminable, lasting, long, permanent, perpetual |
| Main Entry: | parenthetical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incidental |
Synonyms: |
bracketed, by the way, episodic, explanatory, extraneous, extrinsic, in parenthesis, incidental, inserted, intermediate, interposed, qualifying, related, subordinate |
Antonyms: |
basic, consequential, important |