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going by

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

Example Sentences

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It was “hard to believe” that a man going by “Bitcoin Jesus” would have no idea how much bitcoin he owned, Bhirud said, according to a person familiar with the case.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

"Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

In fact, that might be playing out now, going by technical trends.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Eventually Sanders donned his trademark white suit and started going by “Colonel,” an honorary distinction granted by Kentucky’s governor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

He’d spent the first twenty years of his life going by the nickname Barry.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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