Synonyms of at length

at length

phrase

1

as in thoroughly

with attention to all aspects or details

They spoke at length about their plans for college.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thoroughly
• systematically
• fully
• inside out
• completely
• through and through
• totally
• widely
• extensively
• in detail
• minutely
• comprehensively
• exhaustively
• roundly
• perfectly
• from stem to stern
• full blast
• intensively
• detailedly
• sweepingly
• generally
• broadly
• from the ground up
• meticulously
• microscopically
• all-out
• globally
• definitely
• conclusively
• encyclopedically
• consummately

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• randomly
• haphazardly
• narrowly
• aimlessly
• imperfectly
• inadequately
• superficially
• summarily
• hit-or-miss
• vaguely
• desultorily
• shallowly
• cursorily
• sketchily
• indeterminately
• nebulously

2

as in well

to a full extent or degree

We've reviewed your application at length.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• well
• perfectly
• wide
• completely
• thoroughly
• full
• all of
• enough
• entire
• all over
• entirely
• exactly
• fully
• fast
• all
• out
• altogether
• quite
• dead
• totally
• utterly
• wholly
• flat
• through and through
• in whole
• more or less
• to bits
• to pieces
• all the way
• even
• for fair
• down to the ground
• to the max
• cold
• heartily
• largely
• generally
• soundly
• absolutely
• plain
• overall
• primarily
• substantially
• by and large
• mostly
• mainly
• to the hilt
• basically
• clean
• greatly
• chiefly
• principally
• plumb
• predominantly
• downright
• stone
• unqualifiedly
• categorically
• stone-cold
• predominately
• hands down
• abundantly
• generously
• copiously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• part
• half
• partly
• kind of
• just
• partially
• hardly
• slightly
• halfway
• barely
• scarcely
• approximately
• somewhat
• incompletely
• roughly
• marginally
• superficially
• minimally

3

as in eventually

at a later time

We at length returned home from our journey.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eventually
• finally
• someday
• soon
• sometime
• yet
• sooner or later
• ultimately
• in time
• shortly
• at last
• directly
• before long
• right away
• by and by
• right now
• right off
• promptly
• immediately
• momentarily
• in the end
• presently
• in the fullness of time
• anon
• forthwith
• straightway
• imminently
• straightaway
• pronto

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• never
• ne'er
• nevermore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of at length

Tom Cruise is known to be a student of film, the rare movie star who likes to speak at length about camera lenses and the crafts behind filmmaking. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Attempts to make county courts subject to FOIA have been debated at length but not ultimately taken up. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Jackson and Sinclair spoke at length during the keynote in KV about their company’s operations. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Throughout his campaign, Platner has spoken at length about his past struggles dealing with post traumatic stress disorder as a result of multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. — Elena Moore, NPR, 6 July 2026