Synonyms for Transient
ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənttran·sient

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1. transientnoun

   Synonyms:
   homeless, traveller, itinerant, migrant, temporary, flighty, transitory, passing, ephemeral, fugacious, brief, fleeting

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

2. transientnoun

   Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.

   Synonyms:
   migrant, traveller, itinerant, homeless, temporary, ephemeral, fleeting, brief, passing, flighty, fugacious, transitory

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

3. transientnoun

   Remaining for only a brief time.

   Synonyms:
   traveller, homeless, itinerant, migrant, transitory, passing, ephemeral, fugacious, brief, flighty, temporary, fleeting

   Antonyms:
   immanent, permanent, recurrent

4. transientnoun

   Decaying with time, especially exponentially.

   Synonyms:
   homeless, traveller, itinerant, migrant, passing, transitory, flighty, fugacious, ephemeral, temporary, fleeting, brief

   Antonyms:
   immanent, recurrent, permanent

5. transientnoun

   having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.

   Synonyms:
   homeless, itinerant, migrant, traveller, fleeting, brief, passing, fugacious, flighty, ephemeral, temporary, transitory

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

6. transientadjective

   Occasional; isolated; one-off; individual.

   Synonyms:
   migrant, itinerant, homeless, traveller, passing, temporary, transitory, fugacious, flighty, brief, ephemeral, fleeting

   Antonyms:
   immanent, permanent, recurrent

7. transientadjective

   Passing through; passing from one person to another.

   Synonyms:
   brief, ephemeral, temporary, passing, flighty, transitory, fugacious, fleeting

   Antonyms:
   permanent, immanent, recurrent

8. transientadjective

   Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.

   Synonyms:
   temporary, flighty, brief, transitory, fleeting, passing, ephemeral, fugacious

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transient

   Transient and transitory are both derived from the same original source (Latin trans, over, and eo, go), denoting that which quickly passes or is passing away, but there is between them a fine shade of difference. A thing is transient which in fact is not lasting; a thing is transitory which by its very nature must soon pass away; a thing is temporary (Latin tempus, time) which is intended to last or be made use of but a little while; as, a transient joy; this transitory life; a temporary chairman. Ephemeral (Greek epi, on, and hemera, day) literally lasting but for a day, often marks more strongly than transient exceeding brevity of duration; it agrees with transitory in denoting that its object is destined to pass away, but is stronger, as denoting not only its certain but its speedy extinction; thus that which is ephemeral is looked upon as at once slight and perishable, and the word carries often a suggestion of contempt; man's life is transitory, a butterfly's existence is ephemeral; with no solid qualities or worthy achievements a pretender may sometimes gain an ephemeral popularity. That which is fleeting is viewed as in the act of passing swiftly by, and that which is fugitive (Latin fugio, flee) as eluding attempts to detain it; that which is evanescent (Latin evanesco, from e, out, and vanus, empty, vain) as in the act of vanishing even while we gaze, as the hues of the sunset.

   Synonyms:
   brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, momentary, passing, short, temporary, transitory

   Antonyms:
   abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, undying, unfading

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. transient

   Synonyms:
   fleeting, fugitive, transitory, temporary, passing, evanescent, ephemeral, momentary, brief

   Antonyms:
   abiding, permanent, perpetual, persistent, lasting, enduring

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. transientnoun

   one who stays for only a short time

   "transient laborers"

   Antonyms:
   lasting, permanent

2. transientadjective

   (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

3. transeunt, transientadjective

   of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

   Synonyms:
   passing, ephemeral, fugacious, transitory, short-lived, transeunt, transient

   Antonyms:
   lasting, permanent

4. ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugaciousadjective

   lasting a very short time

   "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

   Synonyms:
   passing, short-lived, passing(a), ephemeral, pass(a), transeunt, cursory, transitory, perfunctory, fugacious, casual, transient

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

Matched Categories

1. • Philosophy
   • Traveler

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transientadjective

   Synonyms:
   TRANSITORY

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transientadjective

   Synonyms:
   fleeting, transitory, temporary, impermanent

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1. List of paraphrases for "transient":

   transitional, transitory, ephemeral, temporary, fleeting, transition, arrhythmia, migratory, mayfly, momentary

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1. List of known nicknames for "transient":

   Transient, Carl Martin, Transisent

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1. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Amidst transient trends, be timeless; choose lasting legacy over temporary popularity.

2. James Goldsmith:

   None has more frequent conversations with a disagreeable self than the man of pleasure; his enthusiasms are but few and transient; his appetites, like angry creditors, are continually making fruitless demands for what he is unable to pay; and the greater his former pleasures, the more strong his regret, the more impatient his expectations. A life of pleasure is, therefore, the most unpleasing life.

3. Johann von Goethe:

   Art is long, life short judgment difficult, opportunity transient.

4. H.L. Mencken:

   A home is not a mere transient shelter its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   They closed the transient 5th Avenue Motel and now where will they go? They came from all over to stay for a night or a month or whatever they could afford, however they can afford it – and now it’s gone, broken windows boarded up, chain link fence surrounding it like it’s a dog with scurvy. The transient hotel drained pale, pissing in an empty ashtray.