| 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: | 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: | provisional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contingent, tentative |
Synonyms: |
conditional, dependent, ephemeral, experimental, interim, limited, makeshift, passing, pro tem, provisionary, provisory, qualified, rough-and-ready, stopgap, temporary, test, transient, transitional |
Antonyms: |
certain, definite, permanent |
| 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: | pro tempore |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | for the time being |
Synonyms: |
for the moment, for the time, pro tem, temporarily |
| Main Entry: | temporarily |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | for a short time |
Synonyms: |
for a time, pro tem, pro tempore |
Antonyms: |
permanently |
| Main Entry: | ad interim |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
Synonyms: |
acting, brief, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, short-lived |
| 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 |