Synonyms of protraction

protraction

noun

as in prolongation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prolongation
• elongation
• extension
• extending
• prolonging
• elongating
• stretching
• extensiveness
• growth
• expansion
• lengthiness
• diffuseness
• prolixity
• talkativeness
• garrulousness
• wordiness
• volubility
• bulkiness
• largeness
• bigness
• spread
• talkiness
• greatness
• verboseness
• long-windedness
• heftiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contraction
• shortness
• compression
• brevity
• curtailment
• condensation
• reducing
• abbreviation
• abridgement
• conciseness
• abridgment
• shortening
• briefness
• diminishing
• decreasing
• lessening
• shrinking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of protraction

Serratus anterior: More laterally located within the chest wall, this muscle is responsible for scapular protraction (translation: pushing away from your body). —Women's Health Editors, Women's Health, 14 June 2023

But all of these things are additional protraction of the litigation. —Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022

Moreover, time continues to be of the essence as the protraction of the negotiations complicate the talks. —Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Aug. 2022

The sculpture had become, after all these years, about the protraction of the human foot and the celestial head. —New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022

The White House is preparing for President Trump’s impeachment trial to drag into next week amid fears that Senate rules and Democratic protractions will delay his acquittal. —Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2020