Synonyms for protract
- prolong
- put off
- continue
- cool
- defer
- delay
- draw
- elongate
- lengthen
- pad
- postpone
- procrastinate
- stall
- stretch
- drag on
- drag out
- hold off
- hold up
- keep going
- prolongate
- put on hold
- spin out
- stretch out
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Antonyms for protract
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deferring
verb. hold off, put off
delay
verb. cause stop in action
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
delays
verb. cause stop in action
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bide time
- block
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- defer
- detain
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- gain time
- hamper
- hold
- hold over
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- keep
- keep back
- lag
- lay over
- linger
- loiter
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put off
- remand
- repress
- restrict
- retard
- shelve
- slacken
- stall
- stave off
- stay
- suspend
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- withhold
dilate
verb. stretch, widen
drag on
verb. extend time of action
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.