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of great extent from end to end<giraffes have long necks to help them reach leaves on tall trees>Synonymselongated, extended, king-size (or king-sized), lengthyRelated Wordsextensive, far-reaching, longish, outstretched; oblong, rectangular; big, considerable, good-sized, hefty, hulking, jumbo, large, largish, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, superNear Antonymsabbreviated, abridged, curtailed, diminished, shortened; diminutive, little, minute, puny, small, smallish, tiny, undersized, weeAntonymsbrief, short
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lasting for a considerable time<summer vacation seemed long, but we had to go back to school soon enough>Synonymsextended, far, great, lengthy, long-lived, long-range, long-term, marathonRelated Wordsendless, everlasting, interminable, persistent; longish, overlong, prolonged, protracted; permanentNear Antonymsabrupt, sudden; abbreviated, condensed, curtailed; ephemeral, fleeting, momentary, transient, transitory; impermanentAntonymsbrief, short, short-lived, short-range, short-term
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