PERSISTENT Antonyms

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

• lasting a very short time

• displaying a lack of consistency

• not capable of being made consistent or harmonious

• not in agreement

• not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals

• stopping and starting at irregular intervals

• contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

• (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces

• (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement

• a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

• merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

• not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals

• failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection

• deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal

• lacking continuity or regularity

• (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical

• independent in behavior or thought

• occurring from time to time

• occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

• occurring on a temporary or irregular basis

• recurring or reappearing from time to time

• recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

• not permanent; not lasting

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

• lacking continuity or regularity

• of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

• 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

• lasting a very short time

• shed at an early stage of development