PROLONGED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

prolonged 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of prolonged

as in protracted

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verb

past tense of prolong

as in lengthened

to make longer would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible

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Recent Examples of prolonged

Adjective

Fire, cyberattack, power failure, an inaccessible building, telecom disruption, supplier failure, loss of key personnel or a prolonged IT outage can each interrupt an SME. — Bojan Ilic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The event formally recognized Hahn as Boise State’s eighth president, after the Idaho State Board of Education unanimously selected him this summer following a prolonged national search. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

Ionis Pharma said an experimental therapy for a rare form of ALS prolonged survival and slowed the progression of the disease in a Phase 3 clinical trial. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026 Watts continued to praise the improvements in the Hollywood industry that have prolonged women’s careers. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prolonged

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prolonged

Adjective

Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted hostilities.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Carriage negotiations between more traditional TV providers and the network owners regularly turn into protracted affairs, causing channel blackouts if not lawsuits.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of protracted

Verb

Those disruptions have lengthened voyages and driven up tanker costs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Those exclusive windows, sharply shortened during the pandemic, have gradually lengthened again, according to Octavio Alzola, programming and marketing director at arthouse cinema chain Cines Renoir.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of lengthened

Adjective

For now, weekly cases of dengue are slowing a bit, while still persistent, in Florida as the state welcomes cooler, drier air.

— Jessica Meszaros, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Every microservice and Kubernetes workload must be right-sized upfront—CPU limits, memory requests, persistent and ephemeral storage, and GPU allocation.

— Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of persistent

Verb

The state expanded the tax credit from $330 million to $750 million last year, and extended the program through 2030.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Connor McDavid scored a goal and extended his NHL record season-opening assists streak to 15 games, powering the Edmonton Oilers past the New York Rangers 4-1 on Sunday.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of extended

Adjective

Fond of travel but afraid to fly, Pan would take longish vacations in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, or Mexico, sometimes accompanied by his nieces.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Throughout the event, a guy bounds around, introducing the recordists, then crouching to cue their recordings on a laptop, his dark, longish hair under a black dad cap bearing the club’s name.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of longish

Adjective

And look at the Johnson-less segments, like the overlong Weekend Update (more on that later) — or especially the stale-as-hell midterm ads political cold open, another excuse to run through all the usual impressions.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026
Still, there’s a kind of hip, comfort food aspect to the entire enterprise that keeps it an easy, if slightly cluttered and overlong watch.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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