Synonyms of lengthened

lengthened

verb

past tense of lengthen

as in extended

to make longer

I had to lengthen the handle of the paint roller in order to reach the top of the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extended
• stretched
• increased
• prolonged
• elongated
• expanded
• enlarged
• dragged (out)
• protracted
• outstretched
• drew out
• amplified
• thinned
• attenuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shortened
• cut
• reduced
• decreased
• curtailed
• diminished
• lessened
• abbreviated
• cut back
• abridged
• thickened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lengthened

Like a single on the old-skool charts, Sean Combs‘ prison time keeps moving up and down, with the Bad Boy Records founder’s stint behind bars lengthened again. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Originally built for Seabourn in the 1990s, this older ship was purchased by Windstar in 2015 and refurbished and lengthened in 2020. — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Durbin isn’t going to be the main bat, but finding his rhythm at the plate has lengthened the lineup and taken pressure off Willson Contreras and even more so off Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela to be the main sources of production. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Endry’s tips could’ve fixed that, as storing cut stems in cold water would’ve slowed their blooming process and ultimately lengthened their lifespan. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 23 July 2026

In some areas, however, demand for testing has lengthened the turnaround time to two to three days, doctors said. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 July 2026

Commissioning budgets have tightened, development cycles have lengthened and the opportunities for growing indies to scale have become increasingly limited. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 July 2026

The hunting season has been lengthened by nearly two months, and there is no bag limit on does. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Between 1990 and 2023, summers lengthened by roughly six days per decade. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026