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See definition of prolonged on Dictionary.com
  • adj.extended
  • adj.drawn-out

synonyms for prolonged

  • dull
  • lengthened
  • protracted
  • drawn-out
  • lengthy
  • tedious
See also synonyms for: unprolonged
On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prolonged, such as: dull, lengthened, protracted, drawn-out, lengthy, and tedious.

antonyms for prolonged

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  • shortened
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How to use prolonged in a sentence

I tend to prolong my meals until they take on the mood of a snack, and to draw out my snacks, too.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS ARE THE BEST SNACK FOR THE ANXIOUS MINDEMMA ALPERNSEPTEMBER 17, 2020EATER
After all, the tantalizing appeal of SAT solving is that if you can just figure out how to check one more case, call one more babysitter, prolong the search just a little longer, you might find what you’re looking for.
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS ATTEMPT TO CORNER THE COLLATZ CONJECTUREKEVIN HARTNETTAUGUST 26, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
The smartphone market also dropped 20% year-over-year during the first quarter, underscoring the coronavirus pandemic’s prolonged financial hit.
THIS SMARTPHONE MAKER’S SALES DROPPED THE MOST DUE TO COVID-19JONATHANVANIAN2015AUGUST 25, 2020FORTUNE
If they aren’t able to speak up when they spot a problem, we risk prolonging this crisis, deepening the economic pain, and ultimately losing more lives.
THE MASK DEBATE RAGES ONDAVID MEYERAUGUST 19, 2020FORTUNE
The record was as meticulous as it was prolonged, with researchers relying on a microscope to log shifts of mercury as fine as one-hundredth of an inch.
GLOBAL WAVE DISCOVERY ENDS 220-YEAR SEARCHCHARLIE WOODAUGUST 13, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
As the prolonged upfronts negotiations continue, “in news and sport, we’re seeing healthy budgets there,” said Murdoch.
HOW THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MEDIA COMPANIES FARED THROUGH THE ONGOING CRISIS IN Q2LARA O'REILLYAUGUST 12, 2020DIGIDAY
Amazon is planning to host its Prime Day shopping event in the fourth quarter this year, rather than the third, so as not to affect service to its customers who are relying on its service throughout the prolonged coronavirus crisis.
HOW THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ADVERTISERS ARE SPENDING (OR NOT) AS THE PANDEMIC GRINDS ONLARA O'REILLYAUGUST 3, 2020DIGIDAY
Publishers and individual video creators have prolonged their YouTube videos’ lengths over the past few years, in part, to prop up their revenue.
YOUTUBE’S LOWERED MID-ROLL AD REQUIREMENT MAY LEAD TO SHORTER VIDEOS FROM PUBLISHERSTIM PETERSONJULY 24, 2020DIGIDAY
Sea ice can increase as a result, reflecting more sunlight back to space and thereby amplifying and prolonging the global cooling.
HOW EARTH’S CLIMATE CHANGES NATURALLY (AND WHY THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW)HOWARD LEEJULY 21, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
A second factor may also reflect dysfunctions in the body’s innate, or immediate, and adaptive, or prolonged, immune responses.
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS AND THOSE OF GEORGE FLOYD AND AHMAUD ARBERY HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON: RACISMLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 10, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
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WORDS RELATED TO PROLONGED

  • adjourned
  • assessed
  • charged
  • delayed
  • funded
  • held up
  • in waiting
  • indebted
  • negotiated
  • on hold
  • on the shelf
  • pigeonholed
  • postponed
  • prolonged
  • protracted
  • remanded
  • renegotiated
  • scrubbed
  • stalled
  • staved off
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