Lengthy synonyms

lĕngk'thē, lĕng'-, lĕn'-

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protracted
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
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abbreviated (antonym)
Scanty, as in clothing.
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brief (antonym)
Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
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long
(Prosody) Requiring a relatively long time to pronounce
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padded
Having padding.
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prolix
Tediously prolonged; wordy:
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verbose
Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.
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wordy
Containing or using many or too many words; verbose
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shortened (antonym)
extended
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curtailed (antonym)
extended
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elongated
Stretched
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prolonged
Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
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dragging
Extending tediously beyond a standard duration
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drawn-out
Protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.
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long-drawn-out
Greatly extended or protracted; prolonged:
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overlong
Excessively long:
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excite (related)
Extending tediously beyond a standard duration
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long-winded (related)
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tortuous (related)
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tedious (related)
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lenghty (related)
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not brief
Extending tediously beyond a standard duration
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dull (related)
Not shiny or glossy; lusterless
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short (antonym)
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
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Lengthy Sentence Examples

  • His response came after a lengthy pause.

  • The most powerful impulse to mining operations, and the immediate cause of a somewhat lengthy period of wild excitement and speculation, was the discovery and successful opening of the Comstock lode in 1859, in the western part of what is now Nevada, but was then part of Utah.

  • Another volume was added to the lengthy publication of the work at Pergamon.

  • Could the fact that Howie's brain waves are somehow different after his lengthy coma and all the operations he endured be effected by what you were doing?

  • All the Reynolds girls had lengthy marriages.

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