Prolong synonyms
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Part of speech:
To cause (something) to be longer, wider, or cover more area:
Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
The definition of profuse is a generous person or something that gives freely or in large amounts.
Using more words than are necessary; long-winded
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Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
protractive
Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
Filled with repetition, especially needless or tedious repetition.
sostenuto
(Performed) at a slower but sustained tempo, with each note held for its full value
Any unnecessary or superfluous language or facts in evidence or in pleadings.
The action of proroging an assembly.
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To hold up under (pain, fatigue, etc.); stand; bear; undergo
To become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; grow
To continue in force or practice:
To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered:
To continue to exist or prevail; endure; remain
To cause or arrange for (an event) to take place at a time later than the time at which it was originally supposed to happen.
(Obs.) To defer; delay; postpone
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(Zool.) To thrust out; extend
To act or speak evasively or hesitantly so as to deceive or delay
shorten (antonym)
Shorten is defined as to reduce in length, to roll in sail canvas or to add shortening to a pastry.
abbreviate (antonym)
To reduce (a word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form.
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long (related)
For or throughout a specified period:
To bear up under; withstand:
To ensure that one remains well-informed about something
be prolonged (related)
lessen (related)
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take-the-edge-off (related)
interfere with (related)
Find another word for prolong. In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for prolong, like: extend, sustaining, prolonged, elongate, lengthen, profuse, prolix, protracted, protractive, repetitious and sostenuto.