LONGISH Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

longish

adjective

Definition of longish

as in extensive

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Recent Examples of longish Pontiac’s Firebird had a longish life in car years, with four generations spanning 1967 to 2002. — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 June 2025 Kraven, as played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in longish hair and a beard but not much else that really distinguishes him (he’s ripped! — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 The Goons had expensive vehicles and no curfews and longish hair that hung in their eyes. — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024 Christopher Andersen, author of multiple royal biographies thinks Charles could still enjoy a longish reign given his parents' longevity. — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for longish

Recent Examples of Synonyms for longish

Adjective

Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Its analysis points to the extensive redesign work required to accommodate steam catapults, including their machinery, piping, water requirements and integration with the carrier’s existing electrical and internal systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of extensive

Adjective

The Manchester City star has traded his signature long blond hair for a buzz cut, revealing the transformation on social media ahead of the team's Premier League opener against Bournemouth on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The residential area, which sits on the outskirts of the city limit, is one turn off a road called Ajo Way that leads to a handful of homes with long driveways.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of long

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The city and the developer are nearing the end of a lengthy negotiating process that is expected to culminate with a long-term ground lease, although deal terms have not been made public.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
In a news release Thursday, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office detailed its efforts to identify and find kin for a man found floating in a portion of the lengthy creek that goes through Metcalf Park on June 14, 1997.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lengthy

Adjective

Huang has led a far-reaching investment spree in recent years, as Nvidia works to maintain its central role in the artificial intelligence era.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Those levies ramped up an effort to reconstruct far-reaching duties struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year.

— Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of far-reaching

Adjective

Once there, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf watch as the butterfly approaches the outstretched hand of a woman whose face is obscured, before the ominous presence crushes it in her hands.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
With her long brown hair blowing in the ocean breeze, Hurley stood with her arms outstretched, holding up a black-and-blue tie-dye beach towel.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026