PROLONGED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

prolonged 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of prolonged

as in protracted

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prolonged

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verb

past tense of prolong

as in lengthened

to make longer would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible

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Recent Examples of prolonged

Adjective

Stress is often linked to a particular demand or circumstance, while burnout can develop when prolonged demands accumulate without enough recovery. — Kriti Kumar, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026 The result could be another fragile coalition; an unlikely unity government between Netanyahu and Eisenkot; or a prolonged deadlock that sends Israelis back to the polls. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Watts continued to praise the improvements in the Hollywood industry that have prolonged women’s careers. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 Banks, by comparison, may feel the pressure later, if prolonged high borrowing costs lead to deterioration among property or corporate borrowers, according to Leung. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prolonged

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolonged

Adjective

Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted hostilities.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Carriage negotiations between more traditional TV providers and the network owners regularly turn into protracted affairs, causing channel blackouts if not lawsuits.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of protracted

Verb

Researchers found that New York state’s season with temperatures suitable for mosquitoes to transmit West Nile virus lengthened by an average of 20 days between 1999 and 2024.

— Kylee Rae Noel, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Diversifying out of China lengthened it, vendors have added their own buffers into development to absorb retailer changes, and physical disruptions like the Red Sea reroute stretch it further, so the calendar is already long before goods even move.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lengthened

Adjective

Gulf War legacy The device addresses a persistent threat from munitions deployed during the 1991 Gulf War.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
But analysts say interventions like this may do little to arrest the persistent slide, amid weak consumer spending and concerns over a possible bursting of the AI bubble.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of persistent

Verb

After Maduro was deposed, Venezuela's highest court said Rodríguez could serve as acting president for up to 90 days -- an interim appointment that could be extended by the National Assembly for an additional 90 days.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Outside of the Bronx, everybody hated the Yankees – until the 2001 World Series, when the nation’s sympathies were extended to the team in pinstripes.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of extended

Adjective

Fond of travel but afraid to fly, Pan would take longish vacations in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, or Mexico, sometimes accompanied by his nieces.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of longish

Adjective

And look at the Johnson-less segments, like the overlong Weekend Update (more on that later) — or especially the stale-as-hell midterm ads political cold open, another excuse to run through all the usual impressions.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026
Still, there’s a kind of hip, comfort food aspect to the entire enterprise that keeps it an easy, if slightly cluttered and overlong watch.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlong

Verb

After the last percussive hit, a drum stretched and warped to sound a bit like a robot powering down, comes an ensemble of bell tones, rising like mist at dawn.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
Without appropriate options, parents often must weigh leaving work early, sacrificing income, or piecing together care arrangements that leave the family and its finances stretched thin.

— Sharon Sewell-Fairman, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

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