INTERIM Synonyms
2 hypernyms for interim. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for INTERIM
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| provisional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon | ||||||
| in-between | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series | ||||||
| makeshift | adjective adj | |||||
noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency adjective satellite • done or made using whatever is available | ||||||
| stopgap | noun n | |||||
noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | ||||||
| temporary | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not permanent; not lasting noun • a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis adjective satellite • lacking continuity or regularity | ||||||
| transitional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or characterized by transition | ||||||
| caretaker | noun n | |||||
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 | ||||||
| lag | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of slowing down or falling behind • the time between one event, process, or period and another • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket verb • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | ||||||
| meantime | noun n | |||||
noun • the time between one event, process, or period and another adverb • during the intervening time | ||||||
| meanwhile | adverb adv | |||||
noun • the time between one event, process, or period and another adverb • at the same time but in another place • during the intervening time | ||||||