Antonyms for transitional

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tran-zish-uhn, -sish-

Phonetic Transcription : trænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ-

Definition of transitional

Origin : 1550s, from Latin transitionem (nominative transitio) "a going across or over," noun of action from past participle stem of transire "go or cross over" (see transient).

As in intermediate : adj middle, in-between
As in provisional : adj contingent, tentative
As in changeable : adj erratic

Example sentences :

Inside there is a good deal of transitional Norman work to be seen.
Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home

First came what I hold to have been the transitional stage of the mother-age.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Hermaphroditism must be regarded as a temporary or transitional form.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

So far we have only spoken of complete inversion; but there are transitional stages.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Her brother raised his finger; it was the transitional passage on the drum.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

But he was the poet of a time of transition, and his temper is transitional.
Extract from : « History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) » by John Richard Green

These are but transitional and imperfect aspects of Reality.
Extract from : « Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge » by Alexander Philip

There is not in it the slightest mixture of any Transitional details.
Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely » by W. D. Sweeting

Adolf Scherer might be said to represent a transitional type.
Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill

The Jewish Company is an organization with a transitional character.
Extract from : « The Jewish State » by Theodor Herzl

Synonyms for transitional

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