DRAG OUT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

drag (out)

verb

Definition of drag (out)

as in to lengthen

to make longer pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour

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Verb

This came soon after Christie Brinkley styled leg-lengthening bootcut jeans for the red carpet, which convinced me to swap my baggy pairs for sleek lookalikes.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Those disruptions have lengthened voyages and driven up tanker costs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of lengthen

Verb

FinFETs helped manufacturers increase performance and energy efficiency across generations of smartphone, computer, and server processors.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Those figures increase to 14 tons and 20 tons, respectively, for the larger 9×4 variant.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
L3Harris is pursuing an air-breathing ramjet design intended to improve fuel efficiency and extend engagement distances.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of extend

Verb

The floppy chains bend and stretch to reach nearby partners as opposite charges attract.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Caleb Wilson bounded into the paint with the lack of abandon every rookie possesses, stretching his arms toward the rim in a desperate reach for the ball.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of stretch

Verb

Michael Kamen did this beautiful piece for the biggest battle of the movie, which was really low-key and very sad and drawn out, almost like slow motion, and put against the action.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
In his photographs of Daryl Hannah, who plays Pris, and her fellow androids played by Joanna Cassidy and Rutger Hauer, Vaughan draws out this loneliness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of draw out

Verb

The contract deadline for union security workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and their maritime employers has been pushed back to Friday, again prolonging the threat of a potential strike at the San Pedro Bay docks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Trump had previously accused Iran of prolonging the war in an effort to damage Republican midterm prospects.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prolong

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