length

[lengkth, length, lenth] / lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ /

NOUN

extent of object, distance, time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breadth diameter dimension duration height limit magnitude mileage period piece portion quantity radius range section segment space span stretch term width

STRONG

compass continuance elongation endlessness expanse expansion extensiveness interval lastingness lengthiness linearity loftiness longitude longness measure orbit panorama purview reach realm remoteness season spaciousness stride tallness unit year

WEAK

protractedness ranginess

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extreme unimportance whole

Example Sentences

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Combining all of these data sources allowed researchers to estimate both the total length and mass of the global network.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

As a result, Harold Wilson kept Hattersley at arms length.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The Spurs kept knocking him and chasing him the length of the floor—Wembanyama even floated a foot underneath a Brunson 3-point attempt, a possible flagrant no-no the referees ignored—and it only made him stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

The babydoll itself debuted in the 1940s as a nightgown whose abbreviated length was the result of war-rationed fabric.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

He stopped and turned around when he had gone less than the length of a minivan.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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