spun out

ADJECTIVE

interminable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boundless continuous endless eternal incessant limitless long-winded never-ending perpetual protracted

WEAK

boring ceaseless constant day-and-night dragged out dull everlasting immeasurable interminate long long-drawn-out looped no end of no end to on a treadmill permanent strung-out timeless unbound unceasing uninterrupted unlimited wearisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brief ceasing ending ephemeral halting intermittent interrupted limited stopping temporary terminable transient

WEAK

bounded finite

ADJECTIVE

long

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep great high lengthy protracted tall

STRONG

continued elongate elongated enduring enlarged expanded lasting lengthened lingering prolonged running stretch stretched stretching sustained towering

WEAK

distant drawn-out extensive far-off far-reaching faraway gangling lanky lofty longish outstretched rangy remote spread-out stringy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

low short small

WEAK

abbreviated abridged ephemeral evanescent fleeting

ADJECTIVE

overlong

Synonyms

WEAK

continued deep distant dragging drawn-out elongate elongated enduring enlarged expanded extensive far-off far-reaching faraway gangling great high lanky lasting lengthened lengthy lingering lofty long-drawn-out longish outstretched prolonged protracted rangy remote running spread-out stretch stretched stretching stringy sustained tall towering

ADJECTIVE

protracted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continued drawn-out enduring extensive lengthy lingering sustained

STRONG

dragging elongate elongated enlarged expanded lasting lengthened prolonged running stretch stretched stretching towering

WEAK

deep distant far-off far-reaching faraway gangling great high lanky lofty long-drawn-out longish outstretched overlong rangy remote spread-out stringy tall

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Montreal-based Compulsion Games and San Francisco-based Double Fine Productions will be spun out and returned to private ownership.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Elographics, a company spun out of the government-funded Oak Ridge National Laboratory by physicist George Samuel Hurst, showcased an advanced touch-screen computer system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

However, the system did not stop the suspect, who spun out of control after being tapped by the Grappler and crossed three lanes of traffic before crashing into a wall, according to television footage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Legence, an EPC that spun out of Blackstone last year, has also soared, roughly tripling since its debut.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Her long skirt and her shawl might have been spun out of old cobwebs.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

spun out

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