LONG HAUL Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

long haul

noun

as in mile

a long distance growing up in suburban New England, I used to think the 10 miles between our house and the mall was a long haul

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mile

Noun

Kharg island terminal, located about 15 miles off the coast of mainland Iran, has long been the country's primary oil export facility, handling around 90% of its crude exports before tankers travel through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Kayumi is from Newtown, about 4 miles north of Langhorne.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026