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TEMP Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word temp. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word temp. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for TEMP

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temporary
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not permanent; not lasting

noun

• a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

adjective satellite

• lacking continuity or regularity

caretaker
nounn
noun

• a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

• an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily

fleeting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lasting for a markedly brief time

interim
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

adjective satellite

• serving during an intermediate interval of time

make-do
adjectiveadj
noun

• something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

momentary
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lasting for a markedly brief time

passing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

noun

• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

• euphemistic expressions for death

• the motion of one object relative to another

• the end of something

• a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

• going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

• success in satisfying a test or requirement

adverb

• to an extraordinary degree

adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

• allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

• hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

provisional
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

short-term
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relating to or extending over a limited period

stopgap
nounn
noun

• something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

transitory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

ad hoc
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• for one specific case

adjective satellite

• often improvised or impromptu

• for or concerned with one specific purpose

temporary worker
nounn
noun

• a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

Best Hypernyms For TEMP

Here is a list of related hypernyms for temp, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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worker

Alternatives for TEMPORARY

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