LONGS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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longs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of long

as in yearns

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Recent Examples of longs

Noun

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 Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Declan’s actress wife, Maud (Victoria Smurfit), feels desperately lonely and cast aside, and longs to return to London. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026 Now, decades later, Maple longs to provide a good life for her son. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for longs

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Those tush-pushes can’t beat you if The Winter Soldier’s facing third-and-forevers.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of forevers

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More than 20 people were shot, including nine children whose ages ranged from 6 to 15.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Louise Watley Library will host a break from the heat in the form of a relaxing coloring program geared toward all ages several times throughout the month.

— Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 30 July 2026