makeshift

Definitions

Serving as a temporary substitute for something else.

Constructed or improvised from whatever materials are available.

Examples

The hikers built a makeshift shelter out of fallen branches and a large tarp.

We used a stack of old books as a makeshift table while we waited for our furniture to arrive.

Synonyms

provisional temporary stopgap improvised expedient jury-rigged substitute

Antonyms

permanent durable lasting established fixed sturdy well-constructed