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prolonged

/pɹoʊˈlɔŋd/adjective2 syllables

Prolonged means: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.

Synonyms for prolonged9

adjective, as in relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

drawn-out, extended, lengthy, protracted, long

adjective, as in drawn out or made longer spatially

elongated, extended, lengthened, long

also used for prolonged

enduring, longsome

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What does prolonged mean?2

adjective

1

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted“a drawn-out argument”

2

drawn out or made longer spatially“Picasso's elongated Don Quixote”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with prolonged?3

one syllable

wrongedlonged

two syllables

belonged
Show 40 near rhymes
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Prolonged in a sentence

  • She notes thousands of women, men and children languish in prolonged arbitrary detention.Cangarejo
  • Obstetric fistula is a pregnancy-related disability caused by prolonged, obstructed labor.Cangarejo
  • The stock market is in a prolonged slump.CK
  • The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.unknown
  • Prolonged lockdowns risk causing more suffering than the killer virus itself.Hybrid
  • Gabriel died from prolonged exposure to the sun.Amastan
  • Character is nothing more than a prolonged habit.Miktsoanit
  • Prolonged stress can have dire effects on the body.Teangloir

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