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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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She said that when the midwives handed Poppy to her, they told her everything was fine and that they just needed to "get her going" by rubbing her back.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

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

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

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

IVs dangled next to their beds, respirators breathed for them, tubes fed them, and what little life they had left was kept going by machines.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

going by

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