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prolonging

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prolonging

the act of making longer

  • his habitual prolonging of any task so that it fills up an entire afternoon
Synonyms of prolonging

drawing out, elongation, extension, lengthening, prolongation, stretching
Antonyms of prolonging

abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, cutback, shortening

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