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protract

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of protract

to make longer

the highway project was protracted by years of litigation

Synonyms of protract

drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, outstretch, prolong, stretch

Words Related to protract

amplify, enlarge, expand, increase

attenuate, thin

Near Antonyms of protract

decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce

thicken

Antonyms of protract

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten

Synonym Discussion of protract

extend, lengthen, prolong, protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range.

- extend a vacation
- extend welfare services
- lengthen a skirt
- lengthen the workweek

prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits.

- prolonged illness

protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness.

- protracted litigation

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