PROLONGED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

prolonged 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of prolonged

as in protracted

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prolonged

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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

The indictment also describes a political opponent identified as Victim-3 who was subjected to beatings, sleep deprivation, threats and prolonged exposure to bright lights and loud sounds. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 But a prolonged shift in inflation can be a reason to review whether the portfolio still has the right balance between preserving principal, generating income and producing enough long-term growth to keep pace with rising expenses. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

The prayer gathering in one of the regions hardest hit by this year’s wildfire season comes as the province faces prolonged dry weather that has heightened the risk of forest and peatland fires. — Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 While prolonged exposure to salt water has likely rendered the vehicle unusable on another flight, SpaceX has expressed interest in studying it to make improvements to future iterations. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 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

Adjective

Symptoms usually affect one breast and can include discoloration, a persistent rash, swelling, warmth, skin that looks pitted like an orange peel and a nipple that turns inward, according to the National Cancer Institute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Cadillac has endured some persistent reliability issues and needs to surmount them.

— Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of persistent

Verb

French newspaper Le Monde reported that hackers also extended the defrost cycle in some freezers and cold-storage rooms from one hour to eight hours to delay alarms.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Reyes said the 24-hour temporary order could be extended to 14 days if necessary.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of extended

Adjective

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
The errand conveniently provided the opportunity for a longish highway test of Lexus’ newest luxury people-mover.

— Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026

Definition of longish

Verb

While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of increased

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

Definition of overlong

Verb

With the militia stretched thin, Riyadh sees an opportunity to defeat it or force it back to negotiations.

— Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
By Wednesday afternoon, the line for visitor passes to get on base for the ship’s homecoming stretched several hundred feet, snaking across the lawn in front of the building and doubling back on itself.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

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