Synonyms of prolonged

prolonged 1 of 2

adjective

as in protracted

Related Words

• protracted
• persistent
• longish
• overlong
• interminable
• endless
• everlasting
• permanent
• long
• lengthy
• long-term
• long-drawn-out
• extended
• aeonian
• marathon
• long-lived
• far
• all-day
• multiyear
• great
• multiday
• all-night

Dissimilar Words

• short
• brief
• short-term
• little
• sudden
• abrupt
• mini
• curtailed
• transient
• abbreviated
• short-lived
• momentary
• condensed
• transitory
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• shortish
• shortened
• short-range
• impermanent

prolonged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prolong

as in lengthened

to make longer

would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prolonged

Adjective

Pillow positive — Slang for patients who are regularly admitted into hospitals for prolonged stays, but with no apparent physiological problem. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

Reducing the need to snorkel makes the submarine more difficult to detect during prolonged surveillance or intelligence missions. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

During the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–88, which Khomeini prolonged for several years after repelling the Iraqi invasion, a disproportionate burden fell on Iranians in the southwestern and western provinces. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

In Vela’s view, this procedure would prevent children’s trauma from being prolonged. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026