Protract Synonyms and Antonyms
prō-trăkt', prə-
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Synonyms for Protract
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.
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.
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To prolong is to make something last longer.
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 stall is to delay or put off doing something, when an engine stops running or when a project or progress is stopped.
Antonyms for Protract
Shorten is defined as to reduce in length, to roll in sail canvas or to add shortening to a pastry.
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, draw out, elongate, lengthen, prolong, prolongate and spin.
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