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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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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

Running back Travis Etienne has been going by an incorrect pronunciation of his name throughout his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

In 2008 a man going by the name Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the concept of bitcoin and the mathematical formulas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

I am inside my head, hardly noticing my feet on the sidewalk or the cars going by, when: “Wolowitz! Let me out!”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

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