Synonyms for transitional
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tran-zish-uhn, -sish- |
| Phonetic Transcription : trænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ- |
Top 10 synonyms for transitional Other synonyms for the word transitional
- agitated
- average
- between
- center
- central
- changeful
- common
- commutative
- compromising
- convertible
- dependent
- ephemeral
- experimental
- fair
- fitful
- flighty
- fluid
- halfway
- impulsive
- inconstant
- indecisive
- indifferent
- intermediary
- interposed
- intervening
- irregular
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- kaleidoscopic
- limited
- makeshift
- mean
- medial
- median
- mediocre
- medium
- mid
- middling
- midway
- mobile
- moderate
- movable
- mutable
- neutral
- passing
- permutable
- pro tem
- provisionary
- provisory
- qualified
- restless
- reversible
- revocable
- rough-and-ready
- skittish
- so-so
- spasmodic
- standard
- stopgap
- test
- transformable
- transient
- uncertain
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsteady
- vacillating
- vagrant
- variable
- variant
- varying
- versatile
- volatile
- wavering
- whimsical
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for transitional
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