| Main Entry: | ad interim |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
Synonyms: |
acting, brief, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, short-lived |
| Main Entry: | acting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | substituting in a role |
Synonyms: |
ad interim, adjutant, alternate, assistant, delegated, deputy, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, surrogate, temporary |
Antonyms: |
permanent |
| Main Entry: | interim |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
Synonyms: |
acting, ad interim, caretaker*, improvised, intervening, makeshift, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, stopgap, thrown-together |
Antonyms: |
continual, permanent |
| Main Entry: | meanwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at the same time |
Synonyms: |
ad interim, concurrently, during the interval, for now, for the duration, for the moment, for the time being, for then, in the interim, in the interval, in the intervening time, in the meantime, meantime, simultaneously, till, until, up to, when |
| Notes: | meantime means the time between one occurrence and another; meanwhile means during the intervening time |
| Main Entry: | temporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lasting only a short while |
Synonyms: |
Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | tentative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conditional, experimental |
Synonyms: |
acting, ad interim, conjectural, contingent, dependent, iffy, indefinite, makeshift, not final, not settled, on trial, open for consideration, probationary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, speculative, subject to change, temporary, test, trial, unconfirmed, undecided, unsettled |
Antonyms: |
certain, decisive, definite, final, sure |
| Main Entry: | pro tem |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
Synonyms: |
Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | short-range |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
Synonyms: |
Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, short-term, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, tactical, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | short-term |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
Synonyms: |
Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, short-range, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | acting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
Roscian, balatronic, buskined, comic, cothurnal, dramatic, farcical, histrionic, melodramatic, operatic, scenic, stagey, thalian, theatric, theatrical, tragi, tragic
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