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Long

🔄 Synonyms of "Long"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tenacious	Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
perennialnoun	Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
languishverb	(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
abundant	Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
prolonged	Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
protracted	Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
achenoun	(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
lanknoun	Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
provident	Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
interminablenoun	Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
eternalnoun	Lasting forever; unending.
extended	Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
pinenoun	(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
elongated	Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).
yearnverb	(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
retentivenoun	Having power to retain.
sesquipedaliannoun	(of a word or words) Long; polysyllabic.
lastingnoun	Persisting for an extended period of time.
durablenoun	Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
drawn-out	Protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.
endless	Having no end.
lengthy	Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.
stressed	Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
unsound	Not sound, particularly:
overnightverb	During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.

↔️ Antonyms of "Long"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
shortnoun	Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Long"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
longitudinalnoun	(sciences) Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once.
oblongnoun	Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
yearlong	Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year.
daylong	Throughout the day.
overnightverb	During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
nightlong	Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.
polysyllabicnoun	(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
bimestrial	Occurring once every two months
extendable	Capable of being extended.
extendible	(law) Liable to be taken by a writ of extent.
elongateverb	(transitive) To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
extended	Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
long-range	Operating, or capable of operating, over a great distance.
elongated	Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).
farseeing	Characterized by prudence and foresight
long-distance	Over a great length or distance.
longsighted	Alternative spelling of long-sighted. [Hyperopic; farsighted]
tallnoun	(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
stretchnoun	(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
longstanding	Alternative form of long-standing. [Having existed for a long time; of long standing.]