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protracted

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Synonyms & Antonyms of protracted

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in prolonged, overlong

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for protracted

longish,
overlong,
prolonged

aeonian
(or aeonic),
endless,
everlasting,
interminable,
persistent

permanent

extended,
far,
great,
lengthy,
long,
long-drawn-out
(or long-drawn),
long-lived,
long-term,
marathon

all-day,
all-night

multiday,
multiyear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for protracted

brief,
little,
mini,
short,
shortish,
short-lived,
short-term

abrupt,
sudden

abbreviated,
condensed,
curtailed,
shortened

ephemeral,
fleeting,
momentary,
transient,
transitory

impermanent

short-range

protracted

verb

past tense of protract

Synonyms & Antonyms of protracted (Entry 2 of 2)

to make longer

the highway project was protracted by years of litigation

Synonyms for protracted

dragged (out),
drew out,
elongated,
extended,
lengthened,
outstretched,
prolonged,
stretched

Words Related to protracted

amplified,
enlarged,
expanded,
increased

attenuated,
thinned

Near Antonyms for protracted

decreased,
diminished,
lessened,
reduced

thickened

Antonyms for protracted

abbreviated,
abridged,
curtailed,
cut,
cut back,
shortened

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