Synonyms & related words for momentary

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of momentary — including fleeting, transitory, fugacious, transient, ephemeral, instantaneous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to momentary

Explore words related to momentary — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include momentariness, fugaciously, coinstantaneous, transeunt, moment, fleetingness, transiently, ephemeralness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for momentary

Common synonyms for momentary include fleeting, transitory, fugacious, transient, ephemeral, instantaneous, momently, instant — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does momentary come from?

The word momentary breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root moment-, from Latin moveo (“move, mover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.