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LONG-TIME Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word long-time. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For LONG-TIME

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short-term
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relating to or extending over a limited period

brief
adjectiveadj
noun

• a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

• a condensed written summary or abstract

adjective satellite

• of short duration or distance

• concise and succinct

• (of clothing) very short

verb

• give essential information to someone

ephemeral
adjectiveadj
noun

• anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

evanescent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tending to vanish like vapor

fleeting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lasting for a markedly brief time

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

perishable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay

noun

• food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

short-lived
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

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

transient
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

noun

• one who stays for only a short time

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

adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

transitory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

new
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

• unaffected by use or exposure

adverb

• very recently

adjective satellite

• in use after medieval times

• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

• original and of a kind not seen before

• lacking training or experience

• having no previous example or precedent or parallel

• other than the former one(s); different

• (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

• (often followed by `to') unfamiliar

Alternatives for SHORT-TERM

Alternatives for BRIEF

Alternatives for EPHEMERAL

Alternatives for EVANESCENT

Alternatives for FLEETING

Alternatives for MOMENTARY

Alternatives for PASSING

Alternatives for PERISHABLE

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