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elongating

verb , present participle of elongate

Synonyms and Antonyms of elongating

to make longer

in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality

Synonyms of elongating

dragging (out), drawing out, extending, lengthening, outstretching, prolonging, protracting, stretching

Words Related to elongating

amplifying, enlarging, expanding, increasing

attenuating, thinning

Near Antonyms of elongating

decreasing, diminishing, lessening, reducing

Antonyms of elongating

abbreviating, abridging, curtailing, cutting, cutting back, shortening

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