prolonged

pro·longed
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adjective

Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

Similar
enduringlongsomedrawn-outextendedlengthyprotractedlongelongated
Opposite
brieftemporary
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Meanings

adjectiveprolonged (comparative more prolonged, superlative most prolonged)

comparative more prolonged · superlative most prolonged

  1. Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

    The landslip followed a period of prolonged rainfall.

    2023 February 22, Paul Clifton, “Network News: All SWR main lines disrupted, but landslip repaired”, in RAIL, number 977, page 9

    Synonyms: enduring, longsome

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of prolong

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

Similar
enduringlongsome
Opposite
brieftemporary

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Similar
drawn-outextendedlengthyprotractedlong

adjectivedrawn out or made longer spatially

Similar
elongatedextendedlengthenedlong
Also see
abidingchroniccontinuatediuturnaldrawn outdrawn-outdurativeelongatedenduringextendedlastinglengthenedlengthylonglong-drawn-outlongsomeperdurableprotracted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian удължен, продължителен
  • удължен (udălžen)lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • продължителен (prodălžitelen)lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Finnish pitkällinen, pitkittynyt
  • pitkällinenlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • pitkittynytlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • pitkitettylengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • jatkettulengthy in duration; extended; protracted
French prolongé
  • prolongélengthy in duration; extended; protracted
German anhaltend, lang anhaltend
  • anhaltendlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • lang anhaltendlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • andauerndlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • ausgedehntlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • langwieriglengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • länger dauerndlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • länger andauerndlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • verlängertlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • protrahiertlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • gedehntlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • prolongiertlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • Dauer-lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Greek παρατεταμένος
  • παρατεταμένος (paratetaménos)lengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Hungarian hosszú, hosszadalmas
  • hosszúlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • hosszadalmaslengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • hosszan tartólengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Italian prolungato
  • prolungatolengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Latin prōductus
  • prōductuslengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Māori auroa
  • auroalengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Polish przedłużający się
  • przedłużający sięlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Portuguese prolongado
  • prolongadolengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Romanian prelung, îndelungat
  • prelunglengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • îndelungatlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Spanish prolongado
  • prolongadolengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Swedish långvarig, utdragen
  • långvariglengthy in duration; extended; protracted
  • utdragenlengthy in duration; extended; protracted
Cite this entry
APA

prolonged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolonged

MLA

“prolonged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolonged. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prolonged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolonged.

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