AD INTERIM Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

ad interim

adjective

Definition of ad interim

as in interim

intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time will serve as the ad interim CEO until the merger of the two corporations is complete

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as in acting

serving in a position for the time being an ad interim government until the new constitution goes into effect

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Recent Examples of ad interim Shawn Morgan will replace him on an ad interim basis for North America. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2020 Lorenzo de Zavala helped draft the constitution of the Republic of Texas, and his fellow delegates elected him ad interim vice president of the new country. — USA Today, 28 Sep. 2021 Senior Foreign Service, has been serving as the chargé d’affaires ad interim — essentially an acting ambassador when there is no one in the position — to South Korea since January. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 This led the opposition to rally around the president of Venezuela's Parliament, a young lawmaker named Juan Guaidó, who -- according the constitution -- must rule ad interim should the presidency be vacant. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 7 Dec. 2020

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In June 2024, the UFC matched Makhachev against former interim UFC lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The disaster is becoming the defining challenge of Rodríguez’s interim presidency.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of interim

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Rodríguez said emergency economic measures will include relief funds for victims and temporary waivers on documentation and property registration fees to facilitate housing relocation.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Under Venezuela’s constitution, temporary absences are to be filled by the vice president — which was Rodríguez’s former role — for up to 90 days.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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