Protract synonyms and antonyms
prō-trăkt', prə-
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Part of speech:
To be or become long, large, or comprehensive:
To put off until later; defer; delay
To put off to a future time; postpone; delay
Procrastinate is defined as to put something off to do at a later time.
delay (related)
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
To carry farther; extend
To draw or take away; divert:
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To move (an icon), esp. by means of a mouse, in such a way that its course can be followed
To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
(Intransitive) To become longer.
To prolong is to make something last longer.
To stall is to delay or put off doing something, when an engine stops running or when a project or progress is stopped.
To prolong:
shorten (antonym)
Shorten is defined as to reduce in length, to roll in sail canvas or to add shortening to a pastry.
abbreviate (antonym)
retract (related)
to thrust out; extend
increase (related)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
long (related)
For or throughout a specified period:
Find another word for protract. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for protract, like: extend, postpone, defer, procrastinate, delay, continue, detract, drag, elongate, lengthen and prolong.
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