Synonyms of longs

longs 1 of 2

noun

plural of long

as in forevers

a long or seemingly long period of time

they should be here before long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forevers
• months
• ages
• eternities
• moons
• blue moons
• aeons
• cycles
• donkey's years
• coon's ages
• infinities
• lifetimes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minutes
• seconds
• moments
• instants
• shakes
• split seconds
• flashes
• winks
• twinkles
• trices
• microseconds
• twinklings
• nanoseconds
• jiffies

longs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of long

as in yearns

Related Words

• yearns
• pines
• fears
• agonizes
• troubles
• chafes
• worries
• bothers
• despairs
• stresses
• sweats
• frets
• stews
• fusses

Dissimilar Words

• accepts
• takes
• sustains
• endures
• tolerates
• bears
• abides
• sticks out
• stomachs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of longs

Noun

The 49ers have played from ahead in each of their three games, minimizing obvious passing situations and third-and-longs. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The seat is as hot as it’s ever been for Mike Norvell as FSU longs for a return to the quality of 2023. — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Restless to prove useful, River longs to do actual sleuthing. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

So, the pressure went into the basis and sat there, with longs paid a fortune to hold the other side. — Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The star power continued at City Hall, where Spike Lee, Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony were among those who went from float ride-a-longs to seats at the ceremony. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026

The final chapters focus on 50-year-old Inga trying to have a relationship with her mother, who is falling into dementia and longs for the old nomadic life. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026

Reluctant med student Kel (Nicholas Duvernay) longs to be an actor. — Judy Berman, Time, 1 June 2026