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Definitions

string out

VERB
draw out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drag out elongate protract
WEAK
attract continue drag extend lead on lengthen make longer prolongate pull spin spin out stretch tug
Antonyms
STRONGEST
shorten
WEAK
clip
VERB
extend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen
STRONG
aggrandize amplify augment crane dilate draw elongate heighten magnify mantle multiply pad protract stall supplement unfold unfurl unroll
WEAK
add to beef up carry on drag one's feet drag out draw out fan out let out prolongate run on spin out spread out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate abridge cease close compress decrease diminish discontinue end finish halt hide hinder lessen lose lower narrow reduce restrict shorten shrink stop
STRONG
constrict contract curtail degrade
WEAK
condense cut hold keep maintain take back
VERB
lengthen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augment elongate expand prolong
STRONG
amplify continue dilate distend draw increase pad proceed protract reach stretch
WEAK
drag out draw out let out make longer prolongate spin out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate contract shorten
STRONG
cease compress curtail decrease halt lessen lose reduce stop
WEAK
cut
VERB
prolongate
Synonyms
WEAK
amplify augment continue dilate distend drag out draw draw out elongate expand extend increase let out make longer pad proceed prolong protract reach spin spin out stretch
VERB
straggle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dawdle meander ramble
STRONG
drift lag loiter maunder poke range roam rove scramble spread straddle tail trail
WEAK
be late poke around
Antonyms
STRONG
rush
WEAK
hurry run
VERB
stretch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover develop draw expand fill go grow lengthen open pull reach run span spread strain swell unfold widen
STRONG
amplify bridge crane distend inflate magnify make overlap pad prolong protract pyramid rack range recline repose tauten tighten unroll
WEAK
branch out burst forth drag out draw out lie out make taut make tense prolongate pull out shoot up spin out spread out spring up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviate block cease close compress conceal concentrate contract decrease end exclude halt lessen narrow shorten shrink stop
STRONG
curtail deflate

Example Sentences

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And I think what they were trying to do was to string out and string out the investigation.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

While it’s worth encouraging folks not to use fireworks amid escalating wildfire danger, they say it’s kind of silly that federal land managers would suggest using aerosol cans of sticky party string out in nature.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

In C, the ‘%n’ specifier means to save the number of characters written into the format string out to a variable passed to the string format function.

From The Verge • Jul. 4, 2021

But in gaming, numerous incentives exist for multimillion-dollar studios to release games with buggy content rather than delay production further and string out already exorbitant costs.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2020

Like the piece of string out of a ham.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.