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Synonyms for transient

The synonym for transient recorded in this bank is temporary, in the sense "lasting only for a short time; not permanent". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line

The synonym for transient

temporaryadjective, in the sense "lasting only for a short time; not permanent"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day transient is audited in a second meaning.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineChange

lasting only for a short time; not permanent

The pain relief from the injection proved transient, fading within an hour.

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The true synonym

temporary

Same sentence, swapped: The pain relief from the injection proved temporary, fading within an hour.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot transient is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

negligible
delayed
chronic

Where transient turns up in the game

transient is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play transient

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A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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