Lengthening synonyms
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The act of prolonging.
(Uncountable) The condition of being protracted
The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.
To increase.
(Zool.) To thrust out; extend
To prolong is to make something last longer.
To manufacture:
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Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
(Now rare) To range at large, or without restraint.
Elongate is defined as to grow or stretch longer, or make something longer.
(Intransitive) to resume
(Electronics) To increase the strength of (an electrical signal) by means of an amplifier
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Proceed is defined as to continue after stopping.
(Naut.) To sail on a reach
shortening (antonym)
To become short or shorter
abbreviating (antonym)
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cutting (antonym)
To mow, reap, or harvest:
contracting (antonym)
To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement:
decreasing (antonym)
To decrease is defined as to make something smaller or fewer or to become smaller or fewer.
growing (related)
To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process:
longing (related)
Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.
Find another word for lengthening. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lengthening, like: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, stretching, protracting, prolonging, producing, increasing, extending, expatiating and expanding.