What is another word for short-lived?
Synonyms for short-lived
laɪvd, lɪvdshort-lived
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Princeton's WordNet
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, passing(a), ephemeral, pass(a), transeunt, cursory, transitory, perfunctory, fugacious, casual, transient
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
short-livedadjective
Synonyms:
ephemeral, mushroom, transitory
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "short-lived":
ephemeral, short-term, short-duration, mayfly, short, short-stay, fleeting, brief, acute, transitory
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#746 | short | |
#2436 | brief | |
#4462 | passing | |
#4833 | casual | |
#5690 | acute | |
#12548 | transient | |
#34418 | fleeting | |
#39014 | ephemeral | |
#45661 | transitory | |
#49265 | cursory | |
#92204 | perfunctory | |
#108179 | mayfly |
How to use short-lived in a sentence?
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
There is actually hope from patients and from staff, and there is a little desperation in that hope. Folks know that this opportunity could be short-lived.
Even if there are any gains, it will be short-lived. In the end it is a game without winners, where everyone, including Japan itself, becomes a victim.
So far, I've been fortunate but we all know in this sport that it can be short-lived, if something happens to the back or whatever it may be, it's a tricky slope. I'm just thankful for the very healthy years that I've had and I do the best to get as many more as I can.
When the vaccines initially became available, the ability to prevent symptomatic disease was over 90% so people choosing not to be vaccinated were largely responsible for viral transmission. This is no longer the case, vaccinated, and even boosted individuals are getting infected with the highly contagious variant and transmitting it to others as the ability to prevent symptomatic illness has dropped below 30% and the immediate protection of the booster is short-lived. There is no level of boosting that will fully prevent symptomatic illness and subsequent transmission.
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