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deciduous

[dih-sij-oo-uhs] / dɪˈsɪdʒ u əs /
ADJECTIVE
short-lived
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brief ephemeral fleeting momentary short-term temporary transitory
WEAK
evanescent fly-by-night fugacious fugitive gone in a heartbeat impermanent of short duration over in a heartbeat passing quick short short-haul short-run transient
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual
WEAK
ethereal
ADJECTIVE
transient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ephemeral fleeting short-term transitory
STRONG
brief flash fly-by-night flying fugitive passing short temporal volatile
WEAK
changeable emigrating evanescent flitting fugacious going by 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 emigrating ephemeral evanescent flash fleeting flitting fly-by-night flying fugacious fugitive going by 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

Example Sentences

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In Gramsh, the municipality is exploring options to alternate pines with other trees, especially deciduous species.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

They planted a Blue Beech, a small deciduous tree native to eastern North America and known for its bright autumn leaves.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

It included 16 ingredients, Indian mulberry, golden eye-grass, the deciduous perennial Asian lizard’s tail and the carrot-like plant Szechuan Lovage among them.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024

Warm, tropical forests gave way to open grasslands, deserts and cold deciduous forests.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Pottery’s northward spread followed the northward spread of deciduous forest rich in nuts, suggesting that the food explosion was what permitted sedentary living and the pottery explosion.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.