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longer

ADJECTIVE
better
Synonyms
STRONGEST
more
WEAK
bigger greater preponderant weightier
Antonyms
WEAK
littler more ill sicker smaller tinier unhealthy worse
ADJECTIVE
larger
Synonyms
STRONG
bigger largest
WEAK
better bulkier greater more most preponderant weightier
ADVERB
farther
Synonyms
STRONGEST
further
WEAK
beyond more distant more remote remoter yon yonder
Antonyms
WEAK
closer nearer
ADVERB
more
Synonyms
STRONGEST
also better further over too
WEAK
additionally along with as well besides beyond furthermore in addition likewise moreover withal
Antonyms
WEAK
less

Example Sentences

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If Lake Powell declines so low that its dam can no longer generate hydropower, that would also create other problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It took me a long time to recover—even longer to understand that my story was not unique.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

However, Ofsted found Fairytales Day Nursery was "no longer suitable to be registered" and shut it down on 18 April 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Tanbreez is no longer a future project — it is a project in development.”

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Hord would have to wait a while longer to be Clan Leader.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver