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ADJECTIVE

transient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ephemeral fleeting short-term transitory

STRONG

brief flash fly-by-night flying fugitive passing short temporal volatile

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating evanescent flitting fugacious impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving provisional short-lived transmigratory unstable vacating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual

ADJECTIVE

transient/transitory

Synonyms

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating ephemeral evanescent flash fleeting flitting fly-by-night flying fugacious fugitive impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving passing provisional short short-lived short-term temporal transmigratory unstable vacating volatile

Antonyms

WEAK

enduring incessant lasting long-lasting neverending permanent persistent undying

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going by

It took just that seed for its sister sport netball to take root - initially also going by the name of basketball.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"You're going by what they put on the form, and you're going with your gut," Nidhi said.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

Unable to get her to go places that I would enjoy as much as her, I started going by myself.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

It did not have anything to do with time going by at all.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers