- drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted - relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
Antonym: short (indirect, via long)
- elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged - drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
Antonym: short (indirect, via long)
- prolonged - (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration
Antonym: acute (indirect, via chronic)
- prolong, protract, extend, draw out - lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
--1 is one way to lengthen
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun prolongation3, noun prolongation2, noun prolongation1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- prolong, sustain, keep up - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
--2 is one way to continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun prolongation3, noun prolongation1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something