Synonyms for length
noun
Linear distance
distance, space, measure, span, reach, range, longitude, remoteness, stride, magnitude, compass, portion, dimension, unit, radius, diameter, linearity, longness, mileage, stretch; see also extent.
Extent in space
extensiveness, spaciousness, ranginess, endlessness, continuance, tallness, height, loftiness, lengthiness, expansion; see also breadth 2, expanse, width.
Antonyms shortness, nearness*, closeness.
Duration
period, interval, season, year, month, week, day, minute, continuance, limit, lastingness; see also term 2, time 1.
at full length
at length
after a long time, eventually, in the end; see finally 2.
extensively, in full, wholly, without omission; see completely.
go to any length <em>or</strong> go to great lengths
do anything, stop at nothing, achieve by any means; see try 1.
See length in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The measure of how far or long something goes in space, time, or degree:
extent, reach, span, stretch. See bigAn extent, measured or unmeasured, of linear space:
distance, space, stretch. (Informal) piece, way. See bigThe ultimate point to which an action, thought, discussion, or policy is carried:
end, extreme, limit. See limited
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