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

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1. transientnoun

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

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

2. transientnoun

   Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

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

3. transientnoun

   Remaining for only a brief time.

   Antonyms:
   immanent, permanent, recurrent

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

4. transientnoun

   Decaying with time, especially exponentially.

   Antonyms:
   immanent, recurrent, permanent

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

5. transientnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   recurrent, permanent, immanent

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

6. transientadjective

   Occasional; isolated; one-off; individual.

   Antonyms:
   immanent, permanent, recurrent

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

7. transientadjective

   Passing through; passing from one person to another.

   Antonyms:
   permanent, immanent, recurrent

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

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.

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

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

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

1. transient

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Philosophy
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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

   Antonyms:
   lasting, permanent

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   permanent, lasting

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

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

1. transientadjective

   Synonyms:
   fleeting, transitory, temporary, impermanent

How to use Transient in a sentence?

1. Sidharth Kaushal:

   One of the major challenges facing Sidharth Kaushal policy in recent years has been how to demonstrate that its presence in the region is more than transient, and that its forces can support allies at the speed of relevance, the broad message of Chinese policy to regional actors has been that the US Navy may come and go but China is a permanent feature of their security environment.

2. Stephanie Faubion:

   We used to think of hot flashes as transient and benign, but we're finding out now that they're neither.

3. John McCarthy:

   No community standing alone … can solve the issue by themselves, the gangs are too large, they’re too transient and they do, in fact, move from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

4. Jorge Neri:

   Had we had cleaner lists, had we had not such a transient population, we would be focused more on the volunteer recruitment.

5. Agnes Repplier:

   A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough to arouse our fear, human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall, yet not barbarously nor with contempt, and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.

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